Ezekiel 22:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As they gatherקְבֻ֣צַת
(ke·vu·tzat)
6910: a gatheringfrom qabats
silverכֶּ֡סֶף
(ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
and bronzeוּ֠נְחֹשֶׁת
(u·ne·cho·shet)
5178: copper, bronzeof uncertain derivation
and ironוּבַרְזֶ֨ל
(u·var·zel)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth
and leadוְעֹופֶ֤רֶת
(ve·'o·v·fe·ret)
5777: lead (a metal)from the same as opher
and tinוּבְדִיל֙
(u·ve·dil)
913: alloy, tin, drossfrom badal
into the furnaceכּ֔וּר
(kur,)
3564a: smelting pot or furnacefrom an unused word
to blowלָפַֽחַת־
(la·fa·chat-)
5301: to breathe, blowa prim. root
fireאֵ֖שׁ
(esh)
784: a firea prim. root
on it in order to meltלְהַנְתִּ֑יךְ
(le·han·tich;)
5413: to pour forth, be poured outa prim. root
[it], soכֵּ֤ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
I will gatherאֶקְבֹּץ֙
(ek·botz)
6908: to gather, collecta prim. root
[you] in My angerבְּאַפִּ֣י
(be·'ap·pi)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
and in My wrathוּבַחֲמָתִ֔י
(u·va·cha·ma·ti,)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
and I will lay 
 
5117: to resta prim. root
you [there] and meltוְהִתַּכְתִּ֖י
(ve·hit·tach·ti)
5413: to pour forth, be poured outa prim. root
you. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
As they gather
qbutsah  (keb-oo-tsaw')
a hoard -- gather.
silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
and brass
nchosheth  (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
and iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
and lead
`owphereth  (o-feh'-reth)
lead (from its dusty color) -- lead.
and tin
bdiyl  (bed-eel')
alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin -- + plummet, tin.
into the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the furnace
kuwr  (koor)
a pot or furnace (as if excavated) -- furnace.
to blow
naphach  (naw-fakh')
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem) -- blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.
the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
upon it to melt
nathak  (naw-thak')
to flow forth; by implication, to liquify -- drop, gather (together), melt, pour (forth, out).
it so will I gather
qabats  (kaw-bats')
to grasp, i.e. collect -- assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, surely, take up.
you in mine anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
and in my fury
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
and I will leave
yanach  (yaw-nakh')
to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
you there and melt
nathak  (naw-thak')
to flow forth; by implication, to liquify -- drop, gather (together), melt, pour (forth, out).
you
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath and I will lay you there and melt you.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you.

International Standard Version
just like a smelter gathers all the silver, bronze, lead, and tin to the center of a furnace and injects fire in order to melt it, I'm going to gather you in my anger and rage, make you settle down—and then I'm going to melt you down.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People gather silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin together in a smelting furnace to melt them with a fiery blast. In the same way, in my anger and fury I will gather you and put you in the city. I will melt you there.

King James 2000 Bible
As they gather silver, and bronze, 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 my anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
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