16 You[a] will be profaned in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”(A)

Jerusalem as God’s Furnace

17 The word of the Lord came to me: 18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become merely dross to me.(B) All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace;(C) they are just dross from silver.

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  1. 22:16 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr, Vg read I

16 When you have been defiled[a] in the eyes of the nations, you will know that I am the Lord.’”

17 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 18 “Son of man, the people of Israel have become dross(A) to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace.(B) They are but the dross of silver.(C)

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  1. Ezekiel 22:16 Or When I have allotted you your inheritance