Ezekiel 22:19

19 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Because all of you have become dross, I am about to gather you into Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 22:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:19

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, because ye are all become
dross
King, princes, nobles, prophets, priests, as well as the common people; the apostasy was general, in city and country; scarcely any exceptions to be made: therefore will I gather you into the midst of Jerusalem;
from the several parts of the country, thinking they should be safe there, when the design of God by this providence was the destruction of them in it.

Ezekiel 22:19 In-Context

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.
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.
21 Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My fury, and you will be melted within the city.
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