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Ezekiel 24:13
13Because of the depravity of your uncleanness — since I tried to purify you, but you would not be purified from your uncleanness — you will not be pure again until I have satisfied my wrath on you.
Ezekiel 24:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, you shall not be cleansed anymore till I have satisfied my fury upon you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
Context of Ezekiel 24:13
11Set the empty pot on its coals so that it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt inside it; its corrosion will be consumed. 12It has frustrated every effort; its thick corrosion will not come off. Into the fire with its corrosion! Because of the depravity of your uncleanness — since I tried to purify you, but you would not be purified from your uncleanness — you will not be pure again until I have satisfied my wrath on you. 14I, the Lord, have spoken. It is coming, and I will do it! I will not refrain, I will not show pity, and I will not relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds. This is the declaration of the Lord God.’” 15Then the word of the Lord came to me:
Read all of Ezekiel 24Ezekiel 24:13 word by word
בְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ זִמָּ֑ה יַ֤עַן טִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ וְלֹ֣א טָהַ֔רְתְּ מִטֻּמְאָתֵךְ֙ לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִי־ע֔וֹד עַד־הֲנִיחִ֥י אֶת־חֲמָתִ֖י בָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:13
- Ezekiel 24:11Set the empty pot on its coals so that it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt inside it; its corrosion will be consumed.
- Ezekiel 23:36Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare their detestable practices to them.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
- Ezekiel 22:24“Son of man, say to her, ‘You are a land that has not been cleansed, that has not received rain in the day of indignation.’
- 2 Chronicles 36:14All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 5:4What more could I have done for my vineyard than I did? Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes, did it yield worthless grapes?
- Isaiah 9:13The people did not turn to him who struck them; they did not seek the Lord of Armies.
- Jeremiah 6:28All are stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
- Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day — twenty-three years — the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.
- Hosea 7:1when I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim and the crimes of Samaria will be exposed. For they practice fraud; a thief breaks in; a raiding party pillages outside.
- Amos 4:6I gave you absolutely nothing to eat in all your cities, a shortage of food in all your communities, yet you did not return to me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Zephaniah 3:2She has not obeyed; she has not accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she has not drawn near to her God.
- Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
- Luke 13:7He told the vineyard worker, ‘Listen, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it even waste the soil?’
- Revelation 22:11Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy still be filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; let the holy still be holy.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13In thy filthiness is lewdness - זמה zimmah, a word that denominates the worst kinds of impurity; adultery, incest, etc., and the purpose, wish, design, and ardent desire to do these things. Hers were not accidental sins, they were abominations by design, and they were the worse in her, because God had cleansed her, had separated the Israelites from idolatry and idolatrous nations, and by his institutions removed from them all idolatrous incentives. But…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Jerusalem faced judgment without mercy due to her evil actions and refusal to return to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. lewdness--determined, deliberate wickedness; from a Hebrew root, "to purpose." I have purged thee--that is, I have left nothing untried which would tend towards purging thee, by sending prophets to invite thee to repentance, by giving thee the law with all its promises, privileges, and threats. thou shalt not be purged ... any more--that is, by My gracious interpositions; thou shalt be left to thine own course to take its fatal consequences.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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