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Ezekiel 22:18

“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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120 →
הָיוּ־ha.yu-they have becomeH1961 →
לִ֥יlito me
בֵֽית־veit-[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְסִ֑יגle.sug<into> drossH5509 →
כֻּלָּ֡םku.Lamall of themH3605 →
נְ֠חֹשֶׁתNe.cho.shet[are] copperH5178 →
וּבְדִ֨ילu.ve.Diland tinH913 →
וּבַרְזֶ֤לu.var.Zeland ironH1270 →
וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ve.'o.Fe.retand leadH5777 →
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst ofH8432 →
כּ֔וּרKura furnaceH3564 →
סִגִ֥יםsi.Gimdross<es>H5509 →
כֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701 →
הָיֽוּ׃ סha.Yuthey have becomeH1961 →

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Proverbs 25:4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.Psalms 119:119All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.Isaiah 1:22Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.Isaiah 48:10See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.Jeremiah 6:28–30All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.Ezekiel 22:20Just 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 48:4For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.Lamentations 4:1–2How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.Isaiah 31:9Their 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.Ezekiel 22:15I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.Galatians 5:20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

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