Ezekiel 22:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קְבֻ֣צַת כֶּ֡סֶף וּ֠נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֨ל וְעוֹפֶ֤רֶת וּבְדִיל֙ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ כּ֔וּר לָפַֽחַת־עָלָ֥יו אֵ֖שׁ לְהַנְתִּ֑יךְ כֵּ֤ן אֶקְבֹּץ֙ בְּאַפִּ֣י וּבַחֲמָתִ֔י וְהִנַּחְתִּ֥י וְהִתַּכְתִּ֖י אֶתְכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

As qəḇuṣaṯ kesep̄ and nəḥōšeṯ and barzel and ʿôp̄ereṯ and bəḏîl unto-tôḵ kûr, to lāp̄aḥaṯ-upon it ʾēš to hantîḵ; so I will ʾeqbōṣ in my ʾappî and in my ḥămāṯî, and I will hinnaḥtî and hittaḵtî you

Grammar Details

*qəḇuṣaṯ*: construct feminine singular noun - 'collection of'
*kesep̄*: masculine singular noun - 'silver'
*nəḥōšeṯ*: feminine singular noun - 'bronze/copper'
*barzel*: masculine singular noun - 'iron'
*ʿôp̄ereṯ*: feminine singular noun - 'lead'
*bəḏîl*: masculine singular noun - 'tin'
*tôḵ*: construct masculine singular noun - 'midst of'
*kûr*: masculine singular noun - 'furnace'
*lāp̄aḥaṯ*: qal infinitive construct - 'to blow'
*ʾēš*: feminine singular noun - 'fire'
*hantîḵ*: hiphil infinitive construct - 'to melt'
*ʾeqbōṣ*: qal imperfect, 1st singular - 'I will gather'
*ʾappî*: masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - 'my anger'
*ḥămāṯî*: feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - 'my fury'
*hinnaḥtî*: hiphil perfect, 1st singular - 'I will place/deposit'
*hittaḵtî*: hiphil perfect, 1st singular - 'I will melt'

Word Meanings

*qəḇuṣaṯ*: collection of/gathering together of
*lāp̄aḥaṯ*: to blow/to fan/to kindle
*hantîḵ*: to melt/to smelt
*ʾappî*: my anger/my nose/my wrath
*ḥămāṯî*: my fury/my wrath/my heat
*hinnaḥtî*: I will place/deposit/leave
*hittaḵtî*: I will melt/I will smelt

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Referenced Verses

Isa 54:16 : 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
Jer 4:11-12 : 11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
Jer 4:20 : 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Ezek 21:31-32 : 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. 32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezek 22:21 : 21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
Ezek 24:13 : 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

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