Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

New American Standard Bible

“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 furnace; they are the dross of silver.

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.

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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

is to me become dross
סוּג סיגo 
Ciyg 
Usage: 8

נחשׁת 
N@chosheth 
Usage: 140

and tin
בּדיל 
B@diyl 
Usage: 6

and iron
בּרזל 
Barzel 
Usage: 76

and lead
עפרת עופרת 
`owphereth 
Usage: 9

in the midst
תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

of the furnace
כּוּר 
Kuwr 
Usage: 9

סוּג סיגo 
Ciyg 
Usage: 8

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Highlighting The Sins And The Judgments Of Israel

17 The word of the Lord came to me: 18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are the dross of silver. 19 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Because all of you have become dross, I am about to gather you into Jerusalem.



Cross References

Psalm 119:119

You remove all the wicked on earth
as if they were dross;
therefore, I love Your decrees.

Isaiah 1:22

Your silver has become dross,
your beer is diluted with water.

Isaiah 48:10

Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Jeremiah 6:28-30

All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.

Proverbs 17:3

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Isaiah 1:25

I will turn My hand against you
and will burn away your dross completely;
I will remove all your impurities.

Isaiah 31:9

His rock will pass away because of fear,
and his officers will be afraid because of the signal flag.


This is the Lord’s declaration—whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 48:4

Because I know that you are stubborn,
and your neck is iron
and your forehead bronze,

Lamentations 4:1-2

How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple lie scattered
at the corner of every street.

Ezekiel 22:20

Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you.

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