Ezekiel 22:20

Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses the house of Israel through Ezekiel, declaring that He will gather the people into Jerusalem to be purified through judgment.

The words — The Hebrew קְבֻ֣צַת (keVuTzat) specifies a deliberate gathering, while כֶּ֡סֶף (KeSeF) and נְחֹשֶׁת (neChoShet) identify silver and copper among the metals drawn into the furnace.

The thread — The gathering imagery recurs in Isaiah 54:16 where God forges a weapon-fan, and Jeremiah 4:11 describes a searing wind from the desert bringing sudden ruin.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine wrath operates with the precision of a metallurgist, leaving no escape from the fire meant to consume rebellion.

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The Hebrew words

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 54:16 Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
Jeremiah 4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
Jeremiah 4:20 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
Ezekiel 21:31 I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.
Ezekiel 24:13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
Ezekiel 22:21 Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.