Ezekiel 22:17-19

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Israel Is Worthless

¹⁷ The ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to me, saying: ¹⁸ “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel have become ·scum [dross; ^Cuseless] to me. They are like the ·copper [or bronze], tin, iron, and lead left in the furnace when silver is purified. ¹⁹ So this is what the Lord God says: ‘Because you have become ·scum [dross], I am going to bring you together inside Jerusalem.