Ezekiel 22:18
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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.“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.
In other translations
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.“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.
Hebrew words
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121אָדָם'adamhumankindH120הָיוּ־hayu-they have becomeH1961לִיlito meבֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לְסִיגlesug<into> drossH5509כֻּלָּםkulamall of themH3605נְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet[are] copperH5178וּבְדִילuvediland tinH913וּבַרְזֶלuvarzeland ironH1270וְעוֹפֶרֶתve'oferetand leadH5777בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] midst ofH8432כּוּרkura furnaceH3564סִגִיםsigimdross<es>H5509כֶּסֶףkesefsilverH3701הָיוּ׃ סhayuthey have becomeH1961
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Related verses
- Psalm 119:119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
- Isaiah 1:22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
- Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
- Jeremiah 6:28-3028 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters. 29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. 30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.28 All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. 29 The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. 30 They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
- Proverbs 17:3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of 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.Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
- Ezekiel 22:20As 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.Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, 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:I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
- Lamentations 4:1-21 How 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. 2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!1 How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner. 2 How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
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