American King James Version
"And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "
— Ezekiel 22:23, American King James Version
“And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
“And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, ”
“The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,”
“The LORD’s message came to me:”
“And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:”
“And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,”
“And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on 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.
Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the middle therof.
As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the middle thereof; and you shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury on you. ¶
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Son of man, say to her, You are the land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the middle thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the middle thereof.
Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they showed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.