New King James Version
Ezekiel 22:24
24“Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.’
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 Living Translation (NLT)“Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a polluted land, a land without rain.
Context of Ezekiel 22:24
22As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have poured out My fury 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 cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.’ 25The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured people; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. 26Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
Read all of Ezekiel 22Ezekiel 22:24 word by word
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֱמָר־לָ֕הּ אַ֣תְּ אֶ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א מְטֹהָרָ֖ה הִ֑יא לֹ֥א גֻשְׁמָ֖הּ בְּי֥וֹם זָֽעַם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:24
- 2 Chronicles 28:22Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 1:5Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints.
- Isaiah 9:13For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.
- Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
- Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return.
- Jeremiah 6:29The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; The smelter refines in vain, For the wicked are not drawn off.
- Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you!
- Zephaniah 3:2She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the Lord, She has not drawn near to 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
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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