"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."
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And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
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.
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
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.
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.
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,