Ezekiel 22:18

Son of man, The house of Israel hath become to me, dross,— They all are copper and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace, The dross of silver, have they become.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.

In Context

17Then came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying:

19Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Because ye all are become dross, Therefore, behold me! gathering you into the midst of Jerusalem:

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Cross References

Proverbs 17:3Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.

Isaiah 1:25That I may turn my hand against thee, And smelt away, as with potash, thy dross, And remove all thine alloy;

Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that—Obstinate, thou wast,—And, a sinew of iron, was thy neck, And thy brow, brazen,

Jeremiah 6:28They all, are rebels of rebels, Slander-walkers [They are] bronze and iron! As for them all, corrupters, they are!

Ezekiel 22:20As they gather silver and copper and iron and lead and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow upon it the fire to melt it, So, will I gather in mine anger and in mine indignation, and will let be and will melt you;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:18-23

The Sins of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 591.) 17 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it,… Read the whole commentary →

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