John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 22:16

"And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah." — Ezekiel 22:16 (ASV)

And you shall take your inheritance in yourself in the sight
of the Heathen
No longer be the inheritance of God, but their own; and not have God to be their portion and inheritance, but themselves; and a poor portion and inheritance that must be, being in captivity, poverty, and distress; enjoying neither their civil nor religious liberties, as heretofore; it would be now manifest to the Heathens that they were forsaken of God, and left to themselves.

Some render it, "and you shall be profaned, or polluted in yourself" ^F5 ; shall be known to be so to yourself, as well as appear so to others. The Targum is,

``I will be sanctified in you before the people:'' and you shall know that I am the Lord ;
able to do what I say; faithful to my word; omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent; and this you shall not only know, but own and acknowledge, when these calamities take place, and have their effect.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F5: (Kb tlxnw) "et prophana effecta in te", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus; "prophana efficeris", Piscator; "et polluta eris in te", Grotius; "et prophanata eris in te", Starckiss; "et prophanaberis in te", Cocceius.