New American Standard Bible 1995
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
14Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong in the days that I will deal with you? I, the Lord, have spoken and will act. 15I will scatter you among the nations and I will disperse you through the lands, and I will consume your uncleanness from you. You will profane yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am the Lord.”’” 17And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 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 the dross of silver.
Read all of Ezekiel 22Ezekiel 22:16 word by word
וְנִחַ֥לְתְּ בָּ֖ךְ לְעֵינֵ֣י גוֹיִ֑ם וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:16
- Ezekiel 7:24Therefore, I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong ones cease, and their holy places will be profaned.
- Ezekiel 25:3and say to the sons of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God, “Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile,
- Isaiah 43:28So I will pollute the princes of the sanctuary, And I will consign Jacob to the ban and Israel to revilement.
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage And gave them into your hand. You did not show mercy to them, On the aged you made your yoke very heavy.
- Ezekiel 6:7The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 39:6“And I will send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the Lord.
- Exodus 8:22But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where My people are living, so that no swarms of flies will be there, in order that you may know that I, the Lord, am in the midst of the land.
- 1 Kings 20:13Now behold, a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’”
- Psalms 9:16The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. 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 37:20Now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Lord, are God.”
- Daniel 4:25that you be driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.
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
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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
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