Ezekiel 22:17

17 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Son of man,

Ezekiel 22:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:17

And the word of the Lord came unto me
The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 22:17 In-Context

15 And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.

16 And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.'

17 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Son of man,

18 The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been,

19 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem,