As one gathersקְבֻצַתsilverכֶּסֶףand bronzeוּנְחֹשֶׁתand ironוּבַרְזֶלand leadוְעוֹפֶרֶתand tinוּבְדִילinto the midstאֶל תּוֹךְof the furnace,כּוּרto blowלָפַחַתfireאֵשׁon itעָלָיוto melt it,לְהַנְתִּיךְsoכֵּןI will gather youאֶקְבֹּץin my angerבְּאַפִּיand in my fury,וּבַחֲמָתִיand I will leave youוְהִנַּחְתִּיand melt you.וְהִתַּכְתִּי אֶתְכֶם
Ezekiel 22:20
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 22:20, word by word
- As one gathersקְבֻצַתkevutsat
gathering, hoard
A gathering, a heap collected.
Where else “kevutsat” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- and bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- and ironבַרְזֶלvarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “varzel” appears- and leadעוֹפֶרֶתoferet
lead
Lead.
Where else “oferet” appears- and tinבְדִילvedil
tin
Tin: a metal that is separated in smelting.
Where else “vedil” appears- into the midstתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the furnaceכּוּרkur
furnace
Furnace: a furnace for smelting metals. "Iron furnace" is an image of very harsh suffering.
Where else “kur” appears- to blowפַחַתfachat
blow
To puff air, as God gave life to man.
Where else “fachat” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- to melt itהַנְתִּיךְhantich
melt
To melt metal in the fire until it flows.
Where else “hantich” appears- I will gather youאֶקְבֹּץekbots
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “ekbots” appears- in my angerאַפִּapi
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “api” appears- and in my furyחֲמָתִchamati
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamati” appears- and I will leave youהִנַּחְתִּיhinachti
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “hinachti” appears
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.