Teks -- Ezekiel 22:20 (NET)

22:20 As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered in a furnace so that the fire can melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my rage. I will deposit you there and melt you.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

TSK: Eze 22:20 - As they gather // to blow // in mine

As they gather : Heb. According to the gathering

to blow : Eze 22:21, Eze 21:31, Eze 21:32; Isa 54:16

in mine : Eze 24:13; Jer 4:11, Jer 4:12, Jer 4:20

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Eze 22:20 - They // Gather silver // To blow the fire // To melt it // In mine anger // I will leave you there // And melt you

They founders, who melt down metals to prove them.

Gather silver & c.: if these different kinds of metals be to be gathered into one and the same furnace, it speaks the involving all promiscuously in the same afflictions; if it be meant as each distinct metal is tried by the fire in the furnace, but by fire proportioned to the stubbornness of the metal, then it bespeaks the future affliction shall be such as shall melt down the hardest of the degenerate idolaters and sinners.

To blow the fire to raise the fierceness of the fire.

To melt it till it be melted. So will I gather you: see Eze 23:19 .

In mine anger in great but just displeasure, called fury too here, and elsewhere: such were the sins of this people, that they had kindled a fire against them which should surely consume them.

I will leave you there or, I will sit down and rest me, as the founder, when he hath taken pains to gather in the metal, heaped up the wood, kindled fire, and blown it to its full height, rests himself, observing how the metal melts down: God will so rest himself; after the manner of man it is spoken; the like phrase Eze 5:13 16:42 , which see.

And melt you he will take care the fire go not out till you are melted, either to the purging away, or consuming you with your dross.

Gill: Eze 22:20 - As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace // to blow the fire upon it, and to melt it // so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury // and I will leave you there, and melt you

As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace,.... As refiners of metal do; though not together, as here, but each metal apart. Silver is here mentioned, to denote that those who were truly good should suffer in this calamity, and be tried and purified by it:

to blow the fire upon it, and to melt it; the metal being covered with fuel, this is kindled and blown upon, to cause the greater heat, in order to melt it down; expressive of the wrath of God, as follows:

so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury; from the several parts of the land unto the city of Jerusalem: this they thought was for their good and safety, but it was in wrath, and in order to ruin:

and I will leave you there, and melt you; that is, I will leave you in the city of Jerusalem, to the sword, famine, and pestilence, to be destroyed by them; or with fire at the burning of the city: or, "I will rest" ^g; as the refiner does; having put his metal into the furnace, and blown the fire, sits still till all is melted.