Ezekiel 22 · Verse 24

Ezekiel 22:24

Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
Ezekiel 22:24, King James Version

Ezekiel 22:24 in other translations

BSB“Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’
WEB“Son of man, tell her, ‘You are a land that is not cleansed nor rained on in the day of indignation.’
ASVSon of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
YLT‘Son of man, say to it, Thou art a land, It is not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.
DARBYSon of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
BBESon of man, say to her, You are a land on which no rain or thunderstorm has come in the day of wrath.
WebsterSon of man, say to her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

What does Ezekiel 22:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. land ... not cleansed--not cleared or cultivated; all a scene of desolation; a fit emblem of the moral wilderness state of the people. nor rained upon--a mark of divine "indignation"; as the early and latter rain, on which the productiveness of the land depended, was one of the great covenant blessings. Joel (Joe 2:23) promises the return of the former and latter rain, with the restoration of God's favor.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Thou art the land that is not cleansed - Thou art like a country where there is no rain, either to cleanse the garments, or fertilize the ground.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 22:23-31

All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. The people that had any power abused it, and even the buyers and sellers find some way to oppress one another. It bodes ill to a people when judgments are breaking in upon them, and the spirit of prayer is restrained. Let all who fear God, unite to promote his truth and righteousness; as wicked men of every rank and profession plot…

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Ezekiel 22:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֶּן\־ben-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120
אֱמָר\־'e.mor-sayH559
לָ֕הּlahto it
אַ֣תְּ'atyouH859
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[are] a landH776
לֹ֥אlo'[which] notH3808
מְטֹהָרָ֖הme.to.ha.Rah[is] cleansedH2891
הִ֑יאHi'itH1931
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
גֻשְׁמָ֖הּgush.Mahrain itsH1656
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomin a day ofH3117
זָֽעַם\׃Za.'amindignationH2195

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 22:24

  • 2 Chronicles 28:22

    And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:14-16

    Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Isaiah 1:5

    Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

  • Jeremiah 2:30

    In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

  • Isaiah 9:13

    For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 44:16-19

    As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

  • Jeremiah 6:29

    The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

  • Zephaniah 3:2

    She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.

  • Ezekiel 24:13

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 28:22; 36:14-16; Isa 1:5; 9:13; Jer 2:30; 5:3; 6:29; 44:16-19
Zep 3:2

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Context

  • Ezekiel 22:23

    And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Ezekiel 22:24

    Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

  • Ezekiel 22:25

    There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

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Ezekiel 22:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hijo del hombre, di á ella: Tú no eres tierra limpia, ni rociada con lluvia en el día del furor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fils d’homme, dis-lui: Tu es un pays qui n’est pas purifié, qui n’est pas arrosé de pluie au jour de l’indignation.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Menschensohn, sprich zu ihm: Du bist ein Land, das nicht beschienen, nicht beregnet wird am Tage des Zornes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fili hominis, dic ei: Tu es terra immunda, et non compluta in die furoris.