Ezekiel 22:20

As they put silver and brass and iron and lead and tin together inside the oven, heating up the fire on it to make it soft; so will I get you together in my wrath and in my passion, and, heating the fire with my breath, will make you soft.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.

In Context

19For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have all become waste metal, see, I will get you together inside Jerusalem.

21Yes, I will take you, breathing on you the fire of my wrath, and you will become soft in it.

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Cross References

Isaiah 54:16See, I have made the iron-worker, blowing on the burning coals, and making the instrument of war by his work; and I have made the waster for destruction.

Jeremiah 4:20News is given of destruction on destruction; all the land is made waste: suddenly my tents, straight away my curtains, are made waste.

Ezekiel 22:21Yes, I will take you, breathing on you the fire of my wrath, and you will become soft in it.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:18-23

The Sins of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 591.) 17 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it,… Read the whole commentary →

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