Ezekiel 24:13
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
Study Note
Study Note
The harrowing declaration 'in thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee' uses the metalworking imagery of a crucible in which Israel has been heated to remove impurities but has proven refractorily unpurgeable. The chapter is dated to the beginning of Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem — a decisive historical moment that Ezekiel dramatizes by his refusal to mourn the death of his own wife (24:15-18), making his personal suffering a sign-act of the community's coming loss. The language of 'lewdness' (zimmah, moral depravity) participates in Ezekiel's sustained use of sexual metaphor (chapters 16 and 23) for covenant unfaithfulness as spiritual adultery. The passage is among Ezekiel's most theologically intense judgment oracles.
Other Translations
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.
In thine uncleanness <FI>is<Fi> wickedness, Because I have cleansed thee, And thou hast not been cleansed, From thine uncleanness thou art not cleansed again, Till I have caused My fury to rest on thee.
As for your unclean purpose: because I have been attempting to make you clean, but you have not been made clean from it, you will not be made clean till I have let loose my passion on you in full measure.
Cross References
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