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so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a> As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> As they gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the smelting furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath, and I will place you there and melt you. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath and I will lay you there and melt you. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I shall gather you in My anger and in My wrath, and I shall lay you there and melt you. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath, and I will lay you there and melt you. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath, and I will put you there and melt you. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will lay you there, and melt you. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> People gather silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin together in a smelting furnace to melt them with a fiery blast. In the same way, in my anger and fury I will gather you and put you in the city. I will melt you there. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> in the same way that the ore of silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin is put in a refining furnace. My anger and rage will melt them the way fire melts ore. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> just like a smelter gathers all the silver, bronze, lead, and tin to the center of a furnace and injects fire in order to melt it, I'm going to gather you in my anger and rage, make you settle down—and then I'm going to melt you down. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you. <a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a> As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered in a furnace so that the fire can melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my rage. I will deposit you there and melt you. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. <a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a> As they gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there and melt you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A gathering of silver, and bronze, and iron, and lead, and tin, "" Into the midst of a furnace—to blow fire on it, to melt it, "" So I gather in My anger and in My fury, "" And I have let rest, and have melted you. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A gathering of silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Unto the midst of a furnace -- to blow on it fire, to melt it, So do I gather in Mine anger and in My fury, And I have let rest, and have melted you. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The gathering silver and brass and iron and lead and alloy to the midst of the furnace to blow the fire upon it, to melt; so will I gather in mine anger and in my wrath, and I put down and melted you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> As they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace: that I may kindle a fire in it to melt it: so will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and will take my rest, and I will melt you down. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> just as they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace, so that I may kindle in it a fire to melt it. So will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and I will be quieted, and I will melt you down. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a> Just as silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin are gathered within a furnace to be blasted with fire to smelt it, so I will gather you together in my furious wrath, put you in, and smelt you. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As one gathers silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into a smelter, to blow the fire upon them in order to melt them; so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As they gather silver and brass and iron and tin and lead into the midst of the furnace, and blow the fire upon it to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger, and in my fury will I melt you. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> As silver and brass and iron and tin and lead are collected within a furnace, and they blow fire on them that they would be melted, thus I shall gather you in my passion and in my anger I shall melt you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in Mine anger and in My fury, and I will cast you in, and melt you. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> As silver, and brass, and iron, and tin, and lead, are gathered into the midst of the furnace, to blow fire into it, that they may be melted: so will I take you in my wrath, and I will gather and melt you. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6188" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Refining Furnace</a> …19Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem. 20<a href="/hebrew/6910.htm" title="6910: qə·ḇu·ṣaṯ (N-fsc) -- A gathering. Feminine passive participle of qabats; a hoard.">Just as one gathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">copper,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: ū·ḇar·zel (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">iron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5777.htm" title="5777: wə·‘ō·w·p̄e·reṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Lead (a metal). Or mophereth; feminine participle active of aphar; lead.">lead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/913.htm" title="913: ū·ḇə·ḏîl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Alloy, tin, dross. From badal; alloy; by analogy, tin.">and tin</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: tō·wḵ (N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3564.htm" title="3564: kūr (N-ms) -- Smelting pot or furnace. From an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace.">the furnace</a> <a href="/hebrew/5413.htm" title="5413: lə·han·tîḵ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To pour forth, be poured out. A primitive root; to flow forth; by implication, to liquify.">to melt</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">with a fiery</a> <a href="/hebrew/5301.htm" title="5301: lā·p̄a·ḥaṯ- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To breathe, blow. A primitive root; to puff, in various applications.">blast,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">so</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: ’eq·bōṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">I will gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap·pî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">you in My anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ū·ḇa·ḥă·mā·ṯî (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">and wrath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: wə·hin·naḥ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">leave you there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5413.htm" title="5413: wə·hit·taḵ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To pour forth, be poured out. A primitive root; to flow forth; by implication, to liquify.">and melt</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you.</a> 21Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a> But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29-30</a> The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. / They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.” <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a> A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a> so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a> I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a> I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities. <a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Jeremiah 9:7</a> Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people? <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a> Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. <a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a> For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. <a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a> Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand. <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.As they gather.<a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21</a> Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.<a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Ezekiel 21:31,32</a> And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy… <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Isaiah 54:16</a> Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.in mine<a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Ezekiel 24:13</a> In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.<a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11,12,20</a> At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-32.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Heating</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Melt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Order</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Tin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-5.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Heating</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Melt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Tin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a> </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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The metals mentioned were valuable and used in various applications in the ancient Near East, symbolizing the diverse people of Israel. The furnace represents a place of intense heat and purification, often used in Scripture to describe God's judgment (<a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>). The fiery blast signifies the intensity and thoroughness of God's purifying wrath, reminiscent of the refining fire that removes impurities.so I will gather you in My anger and wrath The gathering here is not for protection but for judgment. This reflects the historical context of the Babylonian exile, where God allowed His people to be conquered and exiled due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience (<a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">2 Kings 24:10-16</a>). The anger and wrath of God are consistent themes in the prophetic literature, emphasizing His holiness and justice (<a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2-3</a>). This gathering is a divine act, showing God's sovereignty over the nations and His people.leave you there, and melt you The melting process signifies the purging of impurities, a metaphor for the judgment that would lead to the purification of Israel. This is not annihilation but transformation, as seen in other prophetic texts where judgment leads to eventual restoration (<a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25-26</a>). The melting is a painful but necessary process to remove sin and restore holiness. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who through His sacrifice, purifies believers, removing the dross of sin and refining them into His image (<a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation being addressed, specifically the people of Jerusalem, who are being warned of impending judgment due to their sins. 3. <a href="/topical/f/furnace.htm">Furnace</a> A metaphorical place of purification and judgment where metals are melted, symbolizing God's refining process through His wrath. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_anger_and_wrath.htm">God's Anger and Wrath</a> Represents God's righteous judgment against sin and His desire to purify His people. 5. <a href="/topical/m/metals.htm">Metals (Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Tin)</a> Symbolize the people of Israel, who are to be refined and purified through God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a> Recognize that God's judgment is not arbitrary but is a response to sin and a means of purification. <a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_trials.htm">The Purpose of Trials</a> Trials and difficulties can serve as a refining process, intended to purify and strengthen our faith. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> God's desire is for His people to turn from sin and be restored to a right relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Ezekiel serve as God's messengers, calling people to repentance and warning of the consequences of sin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a> Trust in God's sovereign plan and His just nature, knowing that His actions are always aimed at the ultimate good of His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_22_20-22_show_god's_justice.htm">How can Ezekiel 22:20–22’s imagery of melting the people like metal be reconciled with a benevolent and just God? </a> <a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27's_tarshish_match_history.htm">Does the mention of Tarshish and other distant lands in Ezekiel 27 align with known ancient geography and historical records?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_god's_wrath_reconciled_with_love.htm">Psalm 21:8-10: How can the depiction of God's fiery wrath be reconciled with other scriptures portraying God as loving and merciful?</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>(20) I will leave you there.--Better, I will cast you in. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Just as one gathers קְבֻ֣צַת (qə·ḇu·ṣaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6910.htm">Strong's 6910: </a> A gathering silver, כֶּ֡סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money copper, וּ֠נְחֹשֶׁת (ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base iron, וּבַרְזֶ֨ל (ū·ḇar·zel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> Iron, an iron implement lead, וְעוֹפֶ֤רֶת (wə·‘ō·w·p̄e·reṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5777.htm">Strong's 5777: </a> Lead (a metal) and tin וּבְדִיל֙ (ū·ḇə·ḏîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_913.htm">Strong's 913: </a> Alloy, tin, dross into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the furnace כּ֔וּר (kūr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3564.htm">Strong's 3564: </a> Smelting pot or furnace to melt לְהַנְתִּ֑יךְ (lə·han·tîḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> To pour forth, be poured out with a fiery אֵ֖שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire blast, לָפַֽחַת־ (lā·p̄a·ḥaṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5301.htm">Strong's 5301: </a> To breathe, blow so כֵּ֤ן (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus I will gather אֶקְבֹּץ֙ (’eq·bōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect you in My anger בְּאַפִּ֣י (bə·’ap·pî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire and wrath, וּבַחֲמָתִ֔י (ū·ḇa·ḥă·mā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> Heat, anger, poison leave [you] [there], וְהִנַּחְתִּ֥י (wə·hin·naḥ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, and melt וְהִתַּכְתִּ֖י (wə·hit·taḵ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> To pour forth, be poured out you. אֶתְכֶֽם׃ (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:20 As they gather silver and brass (Ezek. 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