Ezekiel 22:15

What does Ezekiel 22:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 22:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And I will send you in flight among the nations and wandering among the countries; and I will completely take away out of you everything which is unclean.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And I will disperse thee in the nations, and will scatter thee among the countries, and I will put an end to thy uncleanness in thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

Context

v.14Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and will do it.

v.15This passage

v.16And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 36:19

    and I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.

  • Ezekiel 20:38

    and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

  • Ezekiel 12:14

    And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

  • Deuteronomy 28:25

    Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Malachi 4:1

    For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

  • Ezekiel 23:47

    And the company shall stone them with stones, and despatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.

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