New King James Version
Ezekiel 22:15
15I will scatter you among the nations, disperse you throughout the countries, and remove your filthiness completely from you.
Ezekiel 22:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
- New International Version (NIV)I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you through the countries; and I will put an end to your uncleanness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the countries, and I will consume your uncleanness out of you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness.
Context of Ezekiel 22:15
13“Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst. 14Can your heart endure, or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and will do it. I will scatter you among the nations, disperse you throughout the countries, and remove your filthiness completely from you. 16You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” 17The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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וַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י אוֹתָךְ֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְ בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥י טֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ מִמֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:15
- Ezekiel 5:12One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
- Ezekiel 12:14I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.
- Ezekiel 34:6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.”
- Ezekiel 36:19So I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them according to their ways and their deeds.
- Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.
- Deuteronomy 4:27And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you.
- Deuteronomy 28:25“The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them; and you shall become troublesome to all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Nehemiah 1:8Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations;
- Jeremiah 15:4I will hand them over to trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 7:14“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.”
- Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver.
- Ezekiel 20:38I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 23:47The assembly shall stone them with stones and execute them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire.
- Ezekiel 24:6‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen.
- Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.
- Zechariah 13:9I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:15
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16God first showed his anger with the image of clapping his hands. This action expressed strong displeasure. Then he announced that he would pour out judgment. The first judgment was exile. God would scatter the people of Judah among other nations. Through this scattering, God would remove their wickedness and cleanse them from sin.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. consume thy filthiness out of thee--the object of God in scattering the Jews.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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