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Ezekiel 22:15

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 22:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
Ezekiel 22:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
13Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
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.
15And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
16And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
17And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
18Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will scatter thee among the Heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, &c.] Not only cause them to be carried captive to some one place, as Babylon; but to be scattered and dispersed throughout the various provinces of it, and in other nations, as chaff is by the winds; signifying hereby the power by which it would be done; their weakness, who would not be able to hinder it; and the uncomfortable condition they would be in: and will consume thy filthiness out of thee; by destroying some filthy persons, and reforming others; by bringing them by means of those afflictions to a sense of their sins, and to forsake them; and so would be refined as silver from its dross in a furnace: it…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“consume thy filthiness out of thee--the object of God in scattering the Jews.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“scatter: Eze 5:12, Eze 12:14, Eze 12:15, Eze 34:6, Eze 36:19; Lev 26:33; Deu 4:27, Deu 28:25, Deu 28:64; Neh 1:8; Jer 15:4; Zac 7:14 consume: Eze 22:18, Eze 22:22, Eze 20:38, Eze 23:47, Eze 23:48, Eze 24:6-14; Isa 1:25; Zac 13:9; Mal 3:3, Mal 4:1; Mat 3:12; Pe1 4:12 Ezekiel 22:16”
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