The fifth word of judgment. The furnace. In the besieged city the people will be tried and purged (Ezekiel 22:18).

Dross …

Become dross. —The second prophecy (Ezekiel 22:17–22) focuses on a figure taken from the refining of silver, which is …

Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dro
Vile, despicable, usele , and unprofitable; to which the wicked…

Israel, compared with other nations, had been like the gold and silver compared with baser metals. But they were now like the refuse that is consum…