The Refining Furnace
Ezekiel 22:21
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.
- KJV
- Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- WEB
- Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in the middle of it.
- ASV
- Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- LSV
- And I have heaped you up, || And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, || And you have been melted in its midst.
- YLT
- And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst.
- DBY
- Yea, I will collect you, and blow upon you the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- DRC
- And I will gather you together, and will burn you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- GNV
- I wil gather you, I say, and blowe the fire of my wrath vpon you, and you shalbe melted in the mids thereof.
- JPS
- Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of My wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- LXXE
- And I will blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְכִנַּסְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְנָפַחְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּאֵ֣שׁ עֶבְרָתִ֑י וְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖ם בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃
- LXX-Br
- καὶ ἐκφυσήσω ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἐν πυρὶ ὀργῆς μου, καὶ χωνευθήσεσθε ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς.
Who and where
◆ Prophecies of Ezekiel
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
GapMines, MiningLeadRefiner; RefiningBlowIron (1)SilverIsrael, Prophecies concerningSinWicked (People)
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Cross-references most cited first
- Ezekiel 15:6–7Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem. And I will set My face against…
- Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
- Isaiah 64:2as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!
- Deuteronomy 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
- Nahum 1:6Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
- Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
- Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on…
- Psalms 21:9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
- Ezekiel 20:47–48Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be…
- 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- Isaiah 64:7No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
- Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish…
- Psalms 68:2As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Jeremiah 9:7Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
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