KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ezekiel 22:18
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver.
WEB World English Bible
Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
ASV American Standard Version
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace—dross hath silver been,
Surrounding context — Ezekiel 22
15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.
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, to melt [it]; so will I gather [you] in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave [you there], and melt you.
21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
Cross-references
Psalm 119:119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.Isaiah 1:22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:Jeremiah 6:28-30They [are] all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: [they are] brass and iron; they [are] all corrupters.Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.Proverbs 17:3The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.Isaiah 31:9And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire [is] in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.Lamentations 4:1-2How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.Ezekiel 22:20[As] they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt [it]; so will I gather [you] in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave [you there], and melt you.Isaiah 1:25And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
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