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I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have returned their way upon their heads, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; I have brought their way upon their heads,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Thus I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their way I have brought upon their heads,&#8221 declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thus I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their way I have brought upon their heads,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My fury; their way I have brought upon their heads,” declares Lord Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; I have repaid their way [by bringing it] upon their own heads,” says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I have poured out my indignation on them and consumed them with the fire of my fury. I have brought their conduct down on their own heads.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation on them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their actions down on their own heads.&#8221 This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So in my fierce anger, I will punish the Israelites for what they have done, and they will know that I am furious. I, the LORD, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So I will pour out my anger on you, and with my fiery anger I will consume you. This is because of all the things you have done,' declares the Almighty LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So I will turn my anger loose on them, and like a fire I will destroy them for what they have done." The Sovereign LORD has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />so I poured my indignation over them. With my fierce anger, I've consumed them. I brought the consequences of their behavior upon them,' declares the Lord GOD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I have poured my anger on them, and destroyed them with the fire of my fury. I hereby repay them for what they have done, declares the sovereign LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought on their heads, says the Lord GOD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore have I poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I have poured out my indignation on them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have brought their own way on their heads,” says the Lord 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 I pour out My indignation on them, "" I have consumed them by [the] fire of My wrath, "" I have put their way on their own head, "" A declaration of Lord YHWH!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will pour out my wrath upon them; I consumed them in the fire of mine anger: I gave their way upon their head, says the Lord 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 poured out my indignation upon them, in the fire of my wrath I consumed them: I have rendered their way upon their own head, saith the Lord God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so I poured out my indignation upon them; in the fire of my wrath I consumed them. I have rendered their own way upon their head, says the Lord God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I have poured out my fury upon them; with my fiery wrath I have consumed them, bringing down their ways upon their heads—oracle of the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; I have returned their conduct upon their heads, says the Lord GOD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore have I poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their own ways have I recompensed upon their heads, says the LORD God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I poured upon them my anger, and in the fire of my anger I destroyed them. I have paid their ways on their heads, says THE LORD OF LORDS <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore have I poured out Mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So I have poured out my wrath upon her in the fury of mine anger, to accomplish <i>it</i>. I have recompensed their ways on their own heads, saith the Lord God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-31.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=6323" 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 Prophets, Priests, Princes</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: wā·’eš·pōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">So I have poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2195.htm" title="2195: za‘·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Indignation. From za'am; strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. fury.">My indignation</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kil·lî·ṯîm (V-Piel-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">and consumed them</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bə·’êš (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">with the fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: ‘eḇ·rā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">of My fury.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·kām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">their ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rō·šām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">down upon their own heads,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD.”</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/6-30.htm">Jeremiah 6:30</a></span><br />They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a></span><br />Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Lamentations 2:4</a></span><br />He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">2 Kings 22:17</a></span><br />because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19</a></span><br />By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5</a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Amos 5:6</a></span><br />Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a></span><br />Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">Revelation 16:1</a></span><br />Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed on their heads, said the Lord GOD.</p><p class="hdg">have I pured</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21,22</a></b></br> Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof… </p><p class="hdg">their own</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Ezekiel 7:3,8,9</a></b></br> Now <i>is</i> the end <i>come</i> upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/9-10.htm">Ezekiel 9:10</a></b></br> And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, <i>but</i> I will recompense their way upon their head.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-21.htm">Ezekiel 11:21</a></b></br> But <i>as for them</i> whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-21.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-24.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-29.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-19.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-24.htm">Recompensed</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Requited</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-24.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-10.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Recompensed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Requited</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Wrath</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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The term "indignation" reflects a deep, divine displeasure with the nation's persistent sin and rebellion. In the context of Ezekiel, this judgment is a response to the idolatry, injustice, and moral corruption prevalent in Jerusalem. The imagery of pouring out suggests a complete and overwhelming action, similar to the pouring out of a liquid, indicating the totality of God's judgment. This is consistent with other instances in the Old Testament where God's wrath is depicted as being poured out, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a> and <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Lamentations 2:4</a>.<p><b>and consumed them with the fire of My fury.</b><br>The "fire of My fury" symbolizes the intensity and destructive power of God's judgment. Fire is often used in the Bible as a metaphor for purification and judgment (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a>). In Ezekiel's context, this fire represents the impending destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. Historically, the Babylonians, under King Nebuchadnezzar, besieged and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, an event that fulfilled this prophetic declaration. The consuming nature of fire also points to the thoroughness of God's judgment, leaving nothing unaddressed.<p><b>I have brought their ways down upon their own heads,</b><br>This phrase highlights the principle of divine retribution, where the consequences of the people's actions return upon them. It reflects the biblical concept of sowing and reaping, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>. The Israelites' "ways" refer to their sinful behaviors and choices, including idolatry, violence, and social injustice. By stating that these ways are brought down upon their own heads, it emphasizes personal responsibility and accountability for sin. This principle is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a> and <a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a>, where individuals face the repercussions of their actions.<p><b>declares the Lord GOD.”</b><br>The phrase "declares the Lord GOD" underscores the authority and certainty of the message. It is a divine pronouncement, affirming that the words spoken are not merely the prophet's but are directly from God Himself. This declaration assures the fulfillment of the prophecy, as God's word is unfailing and sovereign. The use of "Lord GOD" (Adonai Yahweh) emphasizes both God's lordship and His covenant relationship with Israel, reminding the audience of His ultimate authority and faithfulness, even in judgment. This assurance of divine authority is a common feature in prophetic literature, reinforcing the seriousness and inevitability of the message.<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 of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, who are the recipients of the prophetic message and judgment due to their persistent sin and rebellion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period during which the Israelites were exiled from their land as a consequence of their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign and righteous judge who declares judgment upon Israel for their sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that symbolizes the spiritual and moral decay of the nation, often the focal point of God's judgment in Ezekiel's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has severe consequences, and God's judgment is a response to persistent disobedience. We must take sin seriously in our lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgments are just and righteous. He holds individuals and nations accountable for their actions, reminding us of the importance of living according to His standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. We should seek to turn from our sinful ways and return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>The phrase "brought their ways down upon their own heads" emphasizes personal responsibility. We are accountable for our actions and their consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains sovereign and in control. We can trust in His ultimate plan for justice and redemption.<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/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_22_31_with_god's_mercy.htm">How can readers harmonize the severe judgment in Ezekiel 22:31 with passages in other books that emphasize God’s mercy and willingness to forgive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_promise_conflict_with_judgment.htm">(Leviticus 26:44) Does God’s promise never to fully reject Israel conflict with other passages about divine judgment and exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_acts_16_31-34_contradict_individual_accountability.htm">In Acts 16:31-34, does the jailer's entire household receiving salvation contradict the principle of individual accountability taught elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-31.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">So I have poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eš·pōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My indignation</span><br /><span class="heb">זַעְמִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(za‘·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2195.htm">Strong's 2195: </a> </span><span class="str2">Froth at the mouth, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon them</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּלִּיתִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(kil·lî·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them with the fire</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My fury.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶבְרָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘eḇ·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have brought</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֔תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their ways</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּרְכָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(dar·kām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">down upon their own heads,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹאשָׁ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rō·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהֹוִֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:31 Therefore have I poured out my indignation (Ezek. 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