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

14How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said. 15I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness. And when I have been dishonored among the nations because of you, you will know that I am the Lord.” 17Then this message came to me from the Lord: 18“Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over—a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead.

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 most ruthless of nations to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses and defile their sanctuaries.
• Ezekiel 25:3Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign Lord: Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord! Because you cheered when my Temple was defiled, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile,
• Isaiah 43:28That is why I have disgraced your priests; I have decreed complete destruction for Jacob and shame for Israel.
• Isaiah 47:6For I was angry with my chosen people and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You oppressed even the elderly.
• Ezekiel 6:7The place will be littered with corpses, and you will know that I alone am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 39:6And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Exodus 8:22But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where my people live. No flies will be found there. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that I am present even in the heart of your land.
• 1 Kings 20:13Then a certain prophet came to see King Ahab of Israel and told him, “This is what the Lord says: Do you see all these enemy forces? Today I will hand them all over to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
• Psalms 9:16The Lord is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude
• Psalms 83:18Then they will learn that you alone are called the Lord, that you alone are the Most High, supreme over all the earth.
• Isaiah 37:20Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”
• Daniel 4:25You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.

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

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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