"And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I {am} the LORD. …" — Ezekiel 22:16

Ezekiel 22:16 · KJV

“And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I {am} the LORD. {shalt take...: or, shalt be profaned}”

— Ezekiel 22:16

Verse 15

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

Verse 17

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 22 — Context

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken {it}, and will do {it}.

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

And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I {am} the LORD. {shalt take...: or, shalt be profaned}

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they {are} brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are {even} the dross of silver. {dross of silver: Heb. drosses, etc}

Cross References

Ezekiel 6:7

And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD.

Psalms 83:18

That {men} may know that thou, whose name alone {is} JEHOVAH, {art} the most high over all the earth.

Ezekiel 7:24

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. {their holy...: or, they shall inherit their holy places}

Isaiah 37:20

Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou {art} the LORD, {even} thou only.

Exodus 8:22

And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms {of flies} shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I {am} the LORD in the midst of the earth.

Isaiah 43:28

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. {princes...: or, holy princes}

Isaiah 47:6

I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

Ezekiel 39:6-7

And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I {am} the LORD. {carelessly: or, confidently}