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They are but the dross of silver. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over—a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become waste metal to Me; all of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the smelting furnace; they are the waste metal of silver. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross (metallic waste) to Me. All of them are (useless) bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become merely dross to me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are just dross from silver. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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 the dross of silver. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, son of man, I consider the people of Israel as worthless as the leftover metal in a furnace after silver has been purified. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Son of man, the people of Israel have become worthless to me. All of them are like copper, tin, iron, and lead in a smelting furnace. They are like the impurities left from silver. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Mortal man, the Israelites are of no use to me. They are like waste metal--copper, tin, iron, and lead--left over after silver has been refined in a furnace. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Son of Man, Israel has become like dross to me. All of them are like remnants of bronze, tin, iron, and lead in a furnace—the dross left over from smelting silver. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a> "Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the worthless slag of silver. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me: all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the middle of the furnace. They are the dross of silver. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has been for dross to Me, "" All of them [are] bronze, and tin, and iron, and lead, "" In the midst of a furnace—silver has been dross, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Son of man, the house of Israel became to me for dross: all they brass and alloy, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they were drosses of silver.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Son of man, the house of Israel is become dress to me: all these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dress of silver. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become like dross to me. All these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace; they have become like the dross of silver. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a> Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead within a furnace; they have become the dross from silver. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Mortal, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them, silver, bronze, tin, iron, and lead. In the smelter they have become dross.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross; all they are like brass and like tin, and like iron and lead in the midst of the furnace when they are mixed with silver. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Son of man, they of the house of Israel have been rejected by me, all of them, like brass and like tin and like iron and like lead within a furnace, which are mixed with silver<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Son of man, behold, the house of Israel are all become to me as it were mixed with brass, and iron, and tin, and lead; they are mixed up in the midst of the silver. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Refining Furnace</a> 17Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has become</a> <a href="/hebrew/5509.htm" title="5509: lə·sūḡ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A moving back or away, dross. Or cuwg; from cuwg in the sense of refuse; scoria.">dross</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">of them are copper,</a> <a href="/hebrew/913.htm" title="913: ū·ḇə·ḏîl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Alloy, tin, dross. From badal; alloy; by analogy, tin.">tin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: ū·ḇar·zel (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">iron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5777.htm" title="5777: wə·‘ō·w·p̄e·reṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Lead (a metal). Or mophereth; feminine participle active of aphar; lead.">and lead</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/3564.htm" title="3564: kūr (N-ms) -- Smelting pot or furnace. From an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace.">the furnace;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they are but</a> <a href="/hebrew/5509.htm" title="5509: si·ḡîm (N-mp) -- A moving back or away, dross. Or cuwg; from cuwg in the sense of refuse; scoria.">the dross</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver.</a> 19Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a> But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28-30</a> All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. / The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. / They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.” <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22</a> Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water. <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a> A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a> so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a> I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">1 Corinthians 3:12-13</a> If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, / his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a> I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities. <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Psalm 12:6</a> The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. <a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a> Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand. <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Zephaniah 3:11-13</a> On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain. / But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD. / The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.” <a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">2 Timothy 2:20-21</a> A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. <a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a> “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.the house<a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119</a> Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.<a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22</a> Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:<a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28-30</a> They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters… brass<a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Ezekiel 22:20</a> As 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.<a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4</a> Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;<a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Lamentations 4:1,2</a> 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… in the midst<a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a> The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.<a href="/isaiah/31-9.htm">Isaiah 31:9</a> And 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.<a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.dross [heb] drosses <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-7.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Dross</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-5.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Poorest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Tin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Dross</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Poorest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Tin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Son of man This phrase is a common title used for Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a prophet. It is used over 90 times in the book, highlighting the contrast between the divine message and the human messenger. The term is also significant in the New Testament, where Jesus frequently refers to Himself as the "Son of Man," indicating His role as the representative of humanity and His fulfillment of prophetic roles.the house of Israel has become dross to Me "Dross" refers to the impurities that are separated from metals during the refining process. Here, God is expressing His disappointment with Israel, indicating that they have become impure and worthless in their current state. This imagery of refining is used throughout the Bible to describe God's judgment and purification process (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>). Historically, Israel had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and injustice, which led to their spiritual corruption.All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace These metals, while valuable in certain contexts, are considered inferior to silver and gold. The mention of a furnace suggests a process of testing and purification. In ancient metallurgy, a furnace was used to refine metals, symbolizing God's judgment and the trials Israel would face. The imagery indicates that the people of Israel, once precious, have become like these lesser metals, needing purification.they are but the dross of silver Silver is often associated with purity and value in the Bible. By stating that Israel is the "dross of silver," God is emphasizing that they have fallen from their intended state of purity and worth. This phrase underscores the severity of Israel's spiritual decline. The refining process is a metaphor for God's judgment, where impurities are removed to restore purity. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22-25</a>, where God promises to purge away the dross and restore righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the people of Israel, who are being compared to dross, the impurities removed during the refining of metals. 3. <a href="/topical/d/dross.htm">Dross</a> The impurities or waste material that is separated from metals during the refining process, symbolizing the moral and spiritual corruption of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/f/furnace.htm">Furnace</a> Represents the process of judgment and purification that God is using to refine His people. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The speaker in this passage, expressing His disappointment and judgment towards Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_impurities.htm">Understanding Spiritual Impurities</a> Just as dross is the unwanted material in metal, sin and disobedience are impurities in our spiritual lives. We must identify and remove these to be pure before God. <a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_divine_refining.htm">The Purpose of Divine Refining</a> God's refining process, though painful, is meant to purify and strengthen us. Embrace trials as opportunities for growth and transformation. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a> God desires His people to be holy and set apart. We are called to live lives that reflect His purity and righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_spiritual_neglect.htm">The Consequences of Spiritual Neglect</a> Ignoring God's call to purity can lead to judgment and separation from Him. We must remain vigilant in our spiritual walk. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> Even in judgment, God’s ultimate goal is restoration. Trust in His promise to refine and restore us to a right relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_defilement.htm">What does 'dross' mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'dross'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "dross" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_22_20-22_show_god's_justice.htm">How can Ezekiel 22:20-22's imagery of melting the people like metal be reconciled with a benevolent and just God?</a> <a href="/q/does_1_sam_2_30-36_contradict_ezekiel_18.htm">In 1 Samuel 2:30-36, God pronounces judgment on Eli's family--does this contradict later scriptural teachings on individual accountability (e.g., Ezekiel 18)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) Become dross.--The second prophecy (<a href="/context/ezekiel/22-17.htm" title="And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,">Ezekiel 22:17-22</a>) is occupied with a figure taken from the refining of silver, which is a favourite one with the prophets (see <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm" title="And I will turn my hand on you, and purely purge away your dross, and take away all your tin:">Isaiah 1:25</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm" title="The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melts in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.">Jeremiah 6:29</a>; <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm" title="And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.">Zechariah 13:9</a>; <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm" title="And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.">Malachi 3:3</a>). The peculiar appropriateness of this figure has been often noted in the fact that the completion of the process of refining silver in the furnace was determined by the parting of the floating dross and the reflection of the image of the refiner from its molten surface. This figure, while setting forth the punishment of Israel, shows clearly that this punishment was for the purpose of purification.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - The house of Israel is to me become dross, etc. A new parable, based upon <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22, 23</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/6.htm">Jeremiah 6</a>:80, begins, and is carried out with considerable fullness. In <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2, 3</a> we have the same imagery. Baser metals have been mingled with the silver, and must be burnt out, but there is hope, as well as terror, in the parable. Men throw the mixed metals into the smelting-pot in order that the silver may be separated from the dross and come out pure (comp. <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a>). And this was to be the issue of the "fiery trial" through which Jerusalem and its inhabitants were to pass. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being the house בֵֽית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc has become הָיוּ־ (hā·yū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be dross to Me. לְסִ֑יג (lə·sîḡ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5509.htm">Strong's 5509: </a> A moving back or away, dross All כֻּלָּ֡ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of them are copper, נְ֠חֹשֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base tin, וּבְדִ֨יל (ū·ḇə·ḏîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_913.htm">Strong's 913: </a> Alloy, tin, dross iron, וּבַרְזֶ֤ל (ū·ḇar·zel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> Iron, an iron implement and lead וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ (wə·‘ō·w·p̄e·reṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5777.htm">Strong's 5777: </a> Lead (a metal) inside בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the furnace; כּ֔וּר (kūr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3564.htm">Strong's 3564: </a> Smelting pot or furnace they are but הָיֽוּ׃ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be the dross סִגִ֥ים (si·ḡîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5509.htm">Strong's 5509: </a> A moving back or away, dross of silver. כֶּ֖סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man the house of Israel (Ezek. 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