Ezekiel 22:24

Ezekiel 22:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
• New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, say to the land, ‘You are a land that has not been cleansed or rained on in the day of wrath.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, say to her, You are a land that is not cleansed or rained upon in the day of indignation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.’

Context of Ezekiel 22:24

22As silver is melted in the furnace, so you will be melted in the midst of it; and you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out My wrath on you.’” 23And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, say to her, ‘You are a land that is not clean or rained on in the day of indignation.’ 25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her. 26Her priests have done violence to My Law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have closed their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am defiled among them.

Ezekiel 22:24 word by word

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֱמָר־לָ֕הּ אַ֣תְּ אֶ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א מְטֹהָרָ֖ה הִ֑יא לֹ֥א גֻשְׁמָ֖הּ בְּי֥וֹם זָֽעַם׃Read the interlinear

• Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to her, ‘You are a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• not cleanטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• or rainedגָּשַׁםgâsham · to rainH1652
• on in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of indignationזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195

Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:24

• 2 Chronicles 28:22Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the Lord which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 1:5Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The entire head is sick And the entire heart is faint.
• Isaiah 9:13Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the Lord of armies.
• Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I have struck your sons; They did not accept discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
• Jeremiah 5:3Lord, do Your eyes not look for honesty? You have struck them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.
• Jeremiah 6:29The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; In vain the refining goes on, But the wicked are not separated.
• Jeremiah 44:16“As for the message that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you!
• Zephaniah 3:2She obeyed no voice, She accepted no discipline. She did not trust in the Lord, She did not approach her God.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Thou 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 The sixth word of judgment. The special sins of princes, priests, and people. Ezekiel 22:26 Violated - Better as in margin; to offer “violence” to the Law is to misinterpret it. It was the special office of the priests to keep up the distinction between “holy” and “unholy,” “clean” and “unclean” Leviticus 10:10. Ezekiel 22:28 See the marginal reference note. Ezekiel 22:30 The land might be said to perish for the lack of such interpositions as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 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 together to run them down.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24Jerusalem had already faced judgment, but it did not lead to change. The city remained polluted (morally and spiritually unclean).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. 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.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• 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