“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the middle of the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ezekiel 22:18 in context
Ezekiel 22:15–21
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I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries. I will purge your filthiness out of you.
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You will be profaned in yourself in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”’”
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The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the middle of the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
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Therefore the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem.
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As they gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there and melt you.
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Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in the middle of it.
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