Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
The house
In the midst
General references
Bible References
The house
Psalm 119:119
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has turned tolead,
Your wine is diluted with water.
Your silver has turned to
Your wine is diluted with water.
Jeremiah 6:28
They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels,
Going around spreading slander.
They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron;
They are all corrupt.
They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels,
Going around spreading slander.
They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron;
They are all corrupt.
Brass
Ezekiel 22:20
As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the 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 put you there and melt you.
Isaiah 48:4
“Because I know that you are obstinate,
And your neck is an iron tendon
And your brow is bronze [both unyielding],
“Because I know that you are obstinate,
And your neck is an iron tendon
And your brow is bronze [both unyielding],
Lamentations 4:1 How dark and dim the gold has become,
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones [of the temple] are poured out and scattered
At the head of every street.
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones [of the temple] are poured out and scattered
At the head of every street.
In the midst
Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
Isaiah 31:9
“His rock [his stronghold] will pass away because of panic,
And his princes will be terrified at the [sight of the battle] standard,”
Declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
“His rock [his stronghold] will pass away because of panic,
And his princes will be terrified at the [sight of the battle] standard,”
Declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 48:10
“Indeed, I have refined you, but not assilver;
I have tested and chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
“Indeed, I have refined you, but not as
I have tested and chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
General references
Ezekiel 24:4
“Put in it the pieces [of meat],
Every good piece (the people of Jerusalem), the thigh and the shoulder;
Fill it with choice bones.
“Put in it the pieces [of meat],
Every good piece (the people of Jerusalem), the thigh and the shoulder;
Fill it with choice bones.