Ezekiel 22:16

Ezekiel 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)When you have been defiled in the eyes of the nations, you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall be profaned by your own doing in the sight of the nations, and you shall know that I am the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”

Context of Ezekiel 22:16

14When I have punished you, you will no longer feel brave or strong. I, the Lord, have said what I will do. And I will do it. 15I will send you away to live among many other nations. I will stop you doing evil things. All the other nations will see that you are useless. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” ’ 17The Lord gave this message to me: 18‘Son of man, Israel's people have become like dirt to me. They are like useless bits of metal that remain after silver is made pure in a hot oven.

Ezekiel 22:16 word by word

וְנִחַ֥לְתְּ בָּ֖ךְ לְעֵינֵ֣י גוֹיִ֑ם וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt take thine inheritanceנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• And thou shalt take thine inheritanceחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• in thyself in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and thou shalt knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:16

• Ezekiel 7:24I will bring the most wicked people from other nations to attack. They will take the houses of my people and they will live in them. The strong men among my people will no longer boast. Enemies will spoil the holy places where my people worshipped.
• Ezekiel 25:3Say to them, “Listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what he says: You shouted happily when enemies made my holy place unclean. You were happy when the land of Israel became an empty place. And you were happy when Judah's people went away as prisoners to a foreign country.
• Isaiah 43:28So I caused the priests of your temple to become ashamed. I caused enemies to destroy Israel. I let them insult Jacob's descendants.’
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my own people. They belonged to me as my special people, but I punished them like ordinary people. I gave you the power to hurt them, and you were not kind to them. You were very cruel to old people.
• Ezekiel 6:7Dead bodies will lie on the ground everywhere that you live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 39:6I will send fires to burn in Magog. They will burn the people who live safely in towns on the coast of the sea. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Exodus 8:22But it will be different in the region of Goshen, where my people live. I will not send flies there. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am doing my work here in this land.
• 1 Kings 20:13Then a prophet came to Ahab, the king of Israel. He said, ‘The Lord says this to you: “Look at Ben-Hadad's great army! Today I will put them under your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” ’
• Psalms 9:16The Lord has shown us who he is. We know that he brings justice. Wicked people will catch themselves in their own traps. Higgaion. Selah.
• Psalms 83:18Then they will understand that you are the Lord. They will know that you are the Most High God who rules over all the earth.
• Isaiah 37:20So now, Lord, you are our God! Save us from the power of Sennacherib! Then all the kingdoms in the world will know that you alone are the Lord.’
• Daniel 4:25People will chase you away from the city, so that you have to live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cows do. Dew from the sky will make you wet. You will live in that way for seven years. Then you will understand that the powerful God above rules over human kingdoms. He gives authority to rule to anyone that he chooses.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Thou shalt know that I am the Lord - I shall so deal with and punish thee, that thou shalt be obliged to own the vindictive hand of a sin-avenging God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Thou shalt take … - Better as in the margin. Thou shalt by thine own fault forfeit the privileges of a holy nation.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations: The Lord's people were scattered among the nations instead of living in the promised land. This situation made it seem like the Lord could not fulfill his promise. However, the Lord was willing to endure this dishonor so his forgetful people could learn to remember him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. take thine inheritance in thyself--Formerly thou wast Mine inheritance; but now, full of guilt, thou art no longer Mine, but thine own inheritance to thyself; "in the sight of the heathen," that is, even they shall see that, now that thou hast become a captive, thou art no longer owned as Mine [Vatablus]. Fairbairn and others needlessly take the Hebrew from a different root, "thou shalt be polluted by ('in,' [Henderson]) thyself," &c.; the heathen…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 22:16

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 22

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings