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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will gather you and I will blow on you with my fiery wrath, and you will be melted inside her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And I shall gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will collect you <i>together</i> and blow on you with the fire of My fury, and you will be melted in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of my fury, and you will be melted within the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My fury, and you will be melted within the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shalt be melted in the midst thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you, breathe on you with my fiery anger, and melt you in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather them in Jerusalem, build a fire under them, and melt them with my anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, I'm going to gather you together and exhale the fire of my fury, and then you'll be melted from the inside out <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my fury, and you will be melted in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in the middle of it. <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 have heaped you up, "" And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, "" And you have been melted in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gathered you and blew upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye were melted in her midst.<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 gather you together, and will burn you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof. <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 gather you together, and I will burn you in the fire of my fury, and you will be melted in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When I have assembled you, I will blast you with the fire of my anger and smelt you with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will gather you and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted within it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, I will blow upon you the fire of my anger, and I will cause you to melt in the midst of it.<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 blow upon you the fire of my passion and I shall melt you within it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of My wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-21.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=6203" 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 Refining Furnace</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>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. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3664.htm" title="3664: wə·ḵin·nas·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to collect; hence, to enfold.">Yes, I will gather you together</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5301.htm" title="5301: wə·nā·p̄aḥ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To breathe, blow. A primitive root; to puff, in various applications.">and blow</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on you</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 wrath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5413.htm" title="5413: wə·nit·taḵ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To pour forth, be poured out. A primitive root; to flow forth; by implication, to liquify.">and you will be melted</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within the city.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted within the city. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath upon you.’ ”…<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/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29-30</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></span><br />I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Jeremiah 9:7</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a></span><br />A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-35.htm">Daniel 11:35</a></span><br />Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a></span><br />For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13-15</a></span><br />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. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. / If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.<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="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Isaiah 4:4</a></span><br />when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11-12</a></span><br />I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / 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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the middle therof.</p><p class="hdg">and blow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Ezekiel 15:6,7</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47,48</a></b></br> And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20-22</a></b></br> <i>As</i> 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 <i>it</i>; so will I gather <i>you</i> in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave <i>you there</i>, and melt you… </p><p class="hdg">and ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Psalm 68:2</a></b></br> As smoke is driven away, <i>so</i> drive <i>them</i> away: as wax melteth before the fire, <i>so</i> let the wicked perish at the presence of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Psalm 112:10</a></b></br> The wicked shall see <i>it</i>, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Isaiah 64:2,7</a></b></br> As <i>when</i> the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, <i>that</i> the nations may tremble at thy presence! … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Blown</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-56.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/psalms/104-22.htm">Collect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Heaped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Blown</a> <a href="/john/20-22.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Collect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Heaped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Yes, I will gather you together</b><br>This phrase indicates God's intention to bring the people of Israel together for judgment. Historically, this gathering can be seen as the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, where the inhabitants were brought together within the city walls. The gathering also reflects God's sovereign control over nations and events, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a>, where God gathers His people for restoration. Here, however, the gathering is for the purpose of judgment, highlighting the seriousness of Israel's sin.<p><b>and blow on you with the fire of My wrath</b><br>The imagery of blowing with fire suggests a refining process, similar to how a blacksmith uses fire to purify metals. This metaphor is used throughout scripture to describe God's judgment and purification, as seen in <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>. The fire of God's wrath signifies His holy anger against sin, particularly the idolatry and injustice prevalent in Jerusalem at the time. This wrath is not arbitrary but a response to the covenant violations by the people.<p><b>and you will be melted within the city</b><br>The melting within the city symbolizes the complete and inescapable nature of God's judgment. In the context of ancient metallurgy, melting is a process of purification, but here it also implies destruction. The city of Jerusalem, which was supposed to be a place of God's presence, becomes the furnace of His judgment. This phrase connects to the broader biblical theme of God's judgment beginning with His own people, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17</a>. The melting also foreshadows the eventual destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, as prophesied in earlier chapters of Ezekiel.<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/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are in rebellion against Him, leading to their judgment and exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the Israelites reside, symbolizing the center of their religious and cultural identity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_wrath.htm">God's Wrath</a></b><br>Represents God's righteous anger and judgment against sin and rebellion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites are taken captive due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a></b><br>Recognize that God's wrath is a response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a call to repentance and transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_trials.htm">The Purpose of Trials</a></b><br>Trials and judgments are not merely punitive but are intended to purify and refine us, drawing us closer to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>God's ultimate goal is not destruction but restoration. He desires His people to turn back to Him and be renewed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has serious consequences, and ignoring God's commands leads to spiritual and sometimes physical exile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope. God's mercy and desire for reconciliation are evident throughout Scripture.<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_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><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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_fire_and_brimstone.htm">What does the Bible say about fire and brimstone?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-21.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">Yes, I will gather you together</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִנַּסְתִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵin·nas·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3664.htm">Strong's 3664: </a> </span><span class="str2">To collect, to enfold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and blow</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָפַחְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·p̄aḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5301.htm">Strong's 5301: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe, blow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on you</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second 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">with the fire</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵ֣שׁ</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 wrath,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶבְרָתִ֑י</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">and you will be melted</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nit·taḵ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour forth, be poured out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within the city.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:21 Yes I will gather you and blow (Ezek. 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