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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Verse 18 is found in chapter 22 of Ezekiel. God will strike his hands against the city and melt it like metal in a furnace. The image of fire represents a process of judgment that reveals the people’s moral composition. The metaphor of smelting turns calamity into a test exposing impurity.
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Du Menschenkind, das Haus Israel ist mir zu Schlacken geworden und sind alle Erz, Zinn, Eisen und Blei im Ofen; ja, zu Silberschlacken sind sie geworden.
Hijo del hombre, la casa de Israel se me ha tornado en escoria: todos ellos son metal, y estaño, y hierro, y plomo, en medio del horno; escorias de plata se tornaron.
«Hijo de hombre, la casa de Israel se ha convertido para mí en escoria. Todos son cobre, estaño, hierro y plomo en medio del horno; se han convertido en escoria de plata.
Fils de l'homme, la maison d'Israël est devenue pour moi comme des scories; ils sont tous de l'airain, de l'étain, du fer, du plomb, dans le creuset; ce sont des scories d'argent.
Figliuol d’uomo, la casa d’Israele mi è divenuta schiuma; tutti quanti son rame, e stagno, e ferro, e piombo, in mezzo d’un fornello; son divenuti schiuma d’argento.
Filho do homem, a casa de Israel se tornou para mim em escórias; todos eles são bronze, e estanho, e ferro, e chumbo no meio do forno; em escórias de prata se tornaram.
「人子啊,我看 以色列 家為渣滓。他們是爐中的銅、錫、鐵、鉛,是煉銀的渣滓 。
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