Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"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.
New American Standard Bible
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me.
A Conservative Version
Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“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.
Bible in Basic English
Son of man, the children of Israel have become like the poorest sort of waste metal to me: they are all silver and brass and tin and iron and lead mixed with waste.
Darby Translation
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: they are all copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
Son of man, the house of Israel has to me become dross: all they are bronze, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Son of man, the house of Israel has become as silver dross to me; all of them [are as] bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace, [even] [as] silver dross, silver [dross] they became!
Modern King James verseion
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 middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thou son of man, the house of Israel is turned to dross. All they that should be brass, tin, iron and lead, are in the fire become dross.
NET Bible
"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.
New Heart English Bible
"Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
The Emphasized Bible
Son of man, The house of Israel hath become to me, dross, - They all are copper and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace, The dross of silver, have they become.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Brass » Characterized by » Fusibility
Metals » Freed from dross by fire
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
Wicked people » Compared with » Dross
Wicked people » Compared with » Bronze and iron
Interlinear
N@chosheth
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 22:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Highlighting The Sins And The Judgments Of Israel
17 This message came to me from the LORD: 18 "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. 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says, "Because all of you have become dross, watch out! I'm going to gather all of you at the center of Jerusalem,
Names
Cross References
Psalm 119:119
You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love your decrees.
Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has become dross, your best wine is diluted with water.
Isaiah 48:10
Look, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction.
Jeremiah 6:28-30
All of them are very rebellious, going around as slanderers. They're bronze and iron, and all of them are corrupt.
Proverbs 17:3
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold but the LORD assays hearts.
Isaiah 1:25
When I turn my attention to you, I'll refine your dross as in a furnace. I'll remove all your alloy.
Isaiah 31:9
Their stronghold will vanish by reason of terror, and their commanders will be filled with alarm because of the battle standard," declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that you are obstinate, and because your neck is an iron sinew, and your forehead is bronze,
Lamentations 4:1-2
How tarnished the gold has become, the finest gold debased! Sacred stones have been scattered at every street corner.
Ezekiel 22:20
just like a smelter gathers all the silver, bronze, lead, and tin to the center of a furnace and injects fire in order to melt it, I'm going to gather you in my anger and rage, make you settle down and then I'm going to melt you down.