Ezekiel 22:14

Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Lord addresses the rebellious house of Israel through Ezekiel during the immediate aftermath of pronouncing judgment for unjust gain and bloodshed.

The words — The Hebrew יַעֲמֹד (yaʿămōḏ) literally means "will it endure" regarding the heart's courage, while תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה (tĕḥĕzāqnâ) literally means "will they be strong" regarding the hands.

The thread — The text declares God's unrelenting action, which matches Ezekiel 24:14 where the LORD states He has spoken and will act without pity, while the collapse of human courage parallels the melting hearts described in Ezekiel 21:7.

Why it lands — The passage first states that human resilience will fail when God executes His spoken word, then infers that readers must abandon reliance on their own strength and submit to the certainty of divine judgment.

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The Hebrew words

הֲיַעֲמֹ֤דha./ya.'a.Mod¿/ will it endure לִבֵּךְ֙li.be/Khheart/ your אִם־'im-or?תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahwill they be strong יָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yi/khhands/ your לַיָּמִ֕יםla/i.ya.Mimto the/ days אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhen אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI עֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.Seh[am] about to deal with אוֹתָ֑ךְ'o.Ta/khwith/ you אֲנִ֥י'a.NiI יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh דִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spoken וְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ve./'a.Si.tiand/ I will act

King James Version

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 21:7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 17:24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
Ezekiel 24:14 I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
1 Samuel 15:29 Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
Job 40:9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Isaiah 31:3 But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
Jeremiah 13:21 What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
Ezekiel 28:9 Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.