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Ezekiel 22:20 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Ezekiel 22:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 22 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. As: Heb. According to the gathering”
Ezekiel 22:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 22:20
As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. The extended simile draws direct parallels: smelter's action = God's judgment; mixed metals = Jerusalem's population; blowing fire = intensifying heat; melting = destruction. The Hebrew nafach (נָפַח, "blow") describes bellows intensifying furnace heat. God Himself will fan the flames of judgment—not passive permission but active intensification.The phrase "in mine anger a...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 22:20
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“A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people”
“skillful to destroy.”
“I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals”
“you shall not be cleansed from your filthiness any more”
“[and] my curtains in a moment.”
“I will gather you”