Ezekiel 22:17

Jerusalem as God's Furnace

17 The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 22:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:17

And the word of the Lord came unto me
The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 22:17 In-Context

15 I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you among the countries; I will purge your uncleanness.

16 You will be profaned in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the Lord."

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.