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then you shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.” ’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will defile yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am the LORD.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You will profane yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am the LORD."&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you will profane yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am the LORD.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will profane yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am Yahweh.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will defile yourself in the sight of the [Gentile] nations, and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be profaned in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be profaned in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will be humiliated in the eyes of other nations. Then you will know that I, the LORD God, have done these things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will be dishonored in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so the other nations will dishonor you, but you will know that I am the LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When you've been defiled in the sight of the nations, then you'll know that I am the LORD."'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will be profaned within yourself in the sight of the nations; then you will know that I am the LORD.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am the LORD."'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt take thy inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations, then you will know that I am the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will be profaned in yourself in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have been defiled in yourself "" Before the eyes of nations, "" And you have known that I [am] YHWH.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I am Jehovah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst inherit in thee before the eyes of the nations, and thou knewest that I am Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will possess thee in the sight of the Gentiles, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will possess you in the sight of the Gentiles. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In you I will allow myself to be desecrated in the eyes of the nations; thus you shall know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I shall be profaned through you in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will chastise you in the sight of the Gentiles, and you shall know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall admonish you before the eyes of the nations, and you shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will give heritages in thee in the sight of the nations, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6152" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Sins of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: wə·ni·ḥalt (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">And when you have defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏa·‘at (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">then you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD.’”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Jeremiah 7:15</a></span><br />And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></span><br />But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></span><br />Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a></span><br />So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-27.htm">Psalm 106:27</a></span><br />to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Isaiah 1:28</a></span><br />But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a></span><br />“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14</a></span><br />But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1-2</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-5.htm">1 Corinthians 5:5</a></span><br />hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall take your inheritance in yourself in the sight of the heathen, and you shall know that I am the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">take thine inheritance in thyself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24</a></b></br> Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-3.htm">Ezekiel 25:3</a></b></br> And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Isaiah 43:28</a></b></br> Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt know</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Ezekiel 6:7</a></b></br> And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/39-6.htm">Ezekiel 39:6,7,28</a></b></br> And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Exodus 8:22</a></b></br> And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms <i>of flies</i> shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I <i>am</i> the LORD in the midst of the earth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Low</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-8.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-8.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-30.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-24.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-32.htm">Low</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-30.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-16.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-30.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Israel was meant to be a light to the Gentiles, a nation set apart to demonstrate God's holiness (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>). However, their idolatry and disobedience led to their defilement, making them a reproach among the nations (<a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a>). The defilement here is not just ritual impurity but a deep-seated moral decay that contrasts with their calling as God's chosen people. This serves as a warning about the consequences of forsaking God's commandments and the impact of sin on a community's witness to the world.<p><b>then you will know that I am the LORD.’”</b><br>This phrase underscores the recurring theme in Ezekiel of God's desire for His people to recognize His sovereignty and holiness. The acknowledgment of God as LORD often comes through judgment and the fulfillment of His prophetic word (<a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Ezekiel 6:7, 7</a>:4). The phrase "you will know that I am the LORD" is a key motif in Ezekiel, appearing multiple times to emphasize that God's actions, whether in judgment or restoration, are ultimately to reveal His identity and authority. This recognition is not just intellectual but relational, calling Israel back to a covenant relationship with God. It also foreshadows the ultimate revelation of God through Jesus Christ, who fully embodies the LORD's presence and authority (<a href="/john/14-9.htm">John 14:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation addressed in this passage, specifically the people of Jerusalem, who are being judged for their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the surrounding nations who will witness Israel's disgrace and God's judgment upon them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, emphasizing His sovereignty and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of this passage, where Israel is experiencing the consequences of their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations and His justice is impartial. Israel's judgment serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a></b><br>Israel's dishonor among the nations underscores the importance of living a life set apart for God. Holiness is not just a personal matter but a testimony to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god_as_lord.htm">Recognition of God as LORD</a></b><br>The ultimate purpose of God's judgment is to bring His people back to the recognition of His lordship. In our lives, trials can serve to refocus our attention on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the passage speaks of judgment, it also implies the possibility of restoration. Repentance is key to restoring our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a></b><br>Israel's experience serves as a witness to the nations of God's power and justice. Our lives should similarly reflect God's character to those around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_biblical_prophecy's_meaning.htm">What is the meaning of Biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_cite_jerusalem's_violence.htm">In Ezekiel 22:2-5, why does God single out Jerusalem's bloodshed without clear archaeological evidence of such extensive violence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Shalt take thine inheritance.--</span>Rather, <span class= "ital">thou shalt be profaned by thyself. </span>The same word occurs in <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm" title="Why I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.">Ezekiel 7:24</a>, and is there rendered "shall be defiled;" it admits of either sense, according to its derivation. The meaning is that through their own misconduct they forfeit the privileges of a holy nation, and become profaned or dishonoured in the sight of the heathen. The first prophecy of this chapter closes with the terrible warning of <a href="/context/ezekiel/22-14.htm" title="Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.">Ezekiel 22:14-16</a>, showing the extreme suffering necessary for the purification of Israel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt take thine inheritance</span>, etc.; better, with the Revised Version, Keil, and most other commentators, <span class="accented">shalt be profaned in thyself, etc</span>. The prophet is still speaking of punishment, not of restoration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And when you have defiled</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִחַ֥לְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ni·ḥalt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nations,</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹיִ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then you will know</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏa·‘at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:16 You shall be profaned in yourself (Ezek. 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