The Meaning of Ezekiel 22:24 Explained

Ezekiel 22:24

KJV: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

YLT: Son of man, say to it, Thou art a land, It is not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.

Darby: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

ASV: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Son  of man,  say  unto her, Thou [art] the land  that is not cleansed,  nor rained  upon in the day  of indignation. 

What does Ezekiel 22:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 22

1  A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence
17  God will burn them as dross in his furnace
23  The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 22:24 mean?

Son of man say to her You [are] a land not is cleansed that or rained on in the day of indignation
בֶּן־ אָדָ֕ם אֱמָר־ לָ֕הּ אַ֣תְּ אֶ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א מְטֹהָרָ֖ה הִ֑יא לֹ֥א גֻשְׁמָ֖הּ בְּי֥וֹם זָֽעַם

בֶּן־  Son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֕ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
אֱמָר־  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֕הּ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
אַ֣תְּ  You  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person feminine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
אֶ֔רֶץ  a  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מְטֹהָרָ֖ה  is  cleansed 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, feminine singular
Root: טָהֵר  
Sense: to be clean, be pure.
הִ֑יא  that 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
גֻשְׁמָ֖הּ  rained  on 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: גֹּשֶׁם  
Sense: (Pual) to be rained upon.
בְּי֥וֹם  in  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
זָֽעַם  of  indignation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זַעַם  
Sense: anger, indignation.