17 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become [a](A)waste metal to Me; all of them are (B)bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the (C)smelting furnace; they are the [b]waste metal of silver. 19 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: ‘Because all of you have become [c]waste metal, therefore, behold, I am going to gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As they gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the (D)smelting furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath, and I will place you there and melt you. 21 And I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted in the midst of it. 22 As silver is melted in the furnace, so you will be melted in the midst of it; and you will know that I, the Lord, have (E)poured out My wrath on you.’”

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  1. Ezekiel 22:18 Lit dross
  2. Ezekiel 22:18 Lit dross
  3. Ezekiel 22:19 Lit dross

17 The word of the Lord came to me: 18 Mortal, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them, silver,[a] bronze, tin, iron, and lead. In the smelter they have become dross.(A) 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become dross, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As one gathers silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into a smelter, to blow the fire upon them in order to melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you. 21 I will gather you and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted within it. 22 As silver is melted in a smelter, so you shall be melted in it, and you shall know that I the Lord have poured out my wrath upon you.(B)

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  1. 22.18 Transposed from the end of the verse