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.’ ”
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And when I have been dishonored among the nations because of you, you will know that I am the Lord.”

Context of Ezekiel 22:16

14Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it. 15I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the countries, and I will consume your uncleanness out of you. And you shall be profaned by your own doing in the sight of the nations, and you shall know that I am the Lord." 17And the word of the Lord came to me: 18"Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver.

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 worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned.
• Ezekiel 25:3Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, 'Aha!' over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile,
• Isaiah 43:28Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary, and deliver Jacob to utter destruction and Israel to reviling.
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people; I profaned my heritage; I gave them into your hand; you showed them no mercy; on the aged you made your yoke exceedingly heavy.
• Ezekiel 6:7And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 39:6I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
• Exodus 8:22But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
• 1 Kings 20:13And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the Lord, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the Lord."
• Psalms 9:16The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah
• Psalms 83:18that they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
• Isaiah 37:20So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord."
• Daniel 4:25that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.

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

In the dictionaries

• Endure
• Furnace
• Gain
• Gap
• Raven
• Tale

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