Ezekiel 22:20

“As one gathers silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow fire on it to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my fury, and I will leave you and melt you.”

Ezekiel 22:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 22:20, word by word

As one gathersקְבֻצַתkevutsat

gathering, hoard

A gathering, a heap collected.

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silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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and bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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and ironבַרְזֶלvarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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and leadעוֹפֶרֶתoferet

lead

Lead.

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and tinבְדִילvedil

tin

Tin: a metal that is separated in smelting.

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into the midstתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of the furnaceכּוּרkur

furnace

Furnace: a furnace for smelting metals. "Iron furnace" is an image of very harsh suffering.

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to blowפַחַתfachat

blow

To puff air, as God gave life to man.

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fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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to melt itהַנְתִּיךְhantich

melt

To melt metal in the fire until it flows.

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I will gather youאֶקְבֹּץekbots

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

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in my angerאַפִּapi

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

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and in my furyחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

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and I will leave youהִנַּחְתִּיhinachti

leave

To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.

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The context

19Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: “Because all of you have become dross, therefore look, I am gathering you into the midst of Jerusalem.

20 · This verse (above)

21And I will collect you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in its midst.

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