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"Mortal man, the Israelites are of no use to me. They are like waste metal - copper, tin, iron, and lead - left over after silver has been refined in a furnace.
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So now I, the Sovereign Lord, am telling them that they are just as useless as that. I will bring them all together in Jerusalem
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.