Bible Strands
Ezekiel 22:19
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel to the house of Israel regarding their current state of moral corruption and impending judgment.
The words — לָ/כֵ֗ן (la./Khen) conveys “therefore” or “thus,” and יַ֛עַן (Ya.'an) means “because,” framing the divine declaration as a direct response to their condition.
The thread — The judgment motif appears in Ezekiel 11:7 with city-as-pot imagery, Ezekiel 24:3 with the command to set a pot on fire, and Micah 4:12 with the gathering of nations like sheaves.
Why it lands — The text states that because Israel has become worthless dross, God will gather them into Jerusalem for refining judgment, demanding honest self-assessment rather than spiritual complacency.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 11:7 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.
- Ezekiel 24:3 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
- Micah 4:12 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
- Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Matthew 13:40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.