Ezekiel 22:17
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 22:17 in other translations
| BSB | Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
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| WEB | The LORD’s word came to me, saying, |
| ASV | And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, |
| YLT | And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, ‘Son of man, |
| DARBY | And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, |
| BBE | And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, |
| Webster | And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
What does Ezekiel 22:17 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 22:17-22
Israel, compared with other nations, had been as the gold and silver compared with baser metals. But they were now as the refuse that is consumed in the furnace, or thrown away when the silver is refined. Sinners, especially backsliding professors, are, in God's account, useless and fit for nothing. When God brings his own people into the furnace, he sits by them as the refiner by his gold, to see that they are not continued there any longer than is fitting and needful. The dross shall be wholly separated, and the good metal purified. Let those who suffer pains, or lingering sickness, and find that their hearts can scarcely bear these light and momentary afflictions, take warning to flee from the wrath to come; for if these trials are not sanctified by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the cleansing their hearts and hands from sin, far worse things will come upon them.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Ezekiel 22:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Ezekiel 22:16
And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 22:17
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
- Ezekiel 22:18
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
Ezekiel 22:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la parole de l’ Éternel vint à moi, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Wort Jehovas geschah zu mir also: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: |