Ezekiel 22:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““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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““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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them <FI>are<Fi> brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace--dross hath silver been,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 22:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 119:119All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
- Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Isaiah 1:22Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
- Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
- 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.
- Isaiah 48:4For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
- Isaiah 48:10See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
- Jeremiah 6:28All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
- Lamentations 4:1How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
- 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.
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