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 the dross of silver.

Psalm 119:119

You remove all the wicked on earth
as if they were dross;
therefore, I love Your decrees.

Isaiah 1:22

Your silver has become dross,
your beer is diluted with water.

Isaiah 48:10

Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Jeremiah 6:28-30

All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.

Proverbs 17:3

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Isaiah 1:25

I will turn My hand against you
and will burn away your dross completely;
I will remove all your impurities.

Isaiah 31:9

His rock will pass away because of fear,
and his officers will be afraid because of the signal flag.


This is the Lord’s declaration—whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 48:4

Because I know that you are stubborn,
and your neck is iron
and your forehead bronze,

Lamentations 4:1-2

How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple lie scattered
at the corner of every street.

Ezekiel 22:20

Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you.

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Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

The house

Psalm 119:119
You remove all the wicked on earth
as if they were dross;
therefore, I love Your decrees.
Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has become dross,
your beer is diluted with water.
Jeremiah 6:28
All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.

Brass

Ezekiel 22:20
Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you.
Isaiah 48:4
Because I know that you are stubborn,
and your neck is iron
and your forehead bronze,
Lamentations 4:1
How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple lie scattered
at the corner of every street.

In the midst

Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Isaiah 31:9
His rock will pass away because of fear,
and his officers will be afraid because of the signal flag.


This is the Lord’s declaration—whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 48:10
Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

General references

Ezekiel 24:4
Place the pieces of meat in it,
every good piece—
thigh and shoulder.
Fill it with choice bones.

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