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Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem as the Furnace
Commentators explain that God designates Jerusalem as a metaphorical furnace. Just as a metalsmith gathers impure ore into a crucible for refining, God will gather the people into their capital city. This gathering is not for their safety, but to subject them to a fiery trial.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The fifth word of judgment. The furnace. In the besieged city the people will be tried and purged (Ezekiel 22:18).
Dross …
19th Century
Anglican
Into the midst of Jerusalem. —Jerusalem is represented as the refining pot into which the people were to be cast, because this was…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore thus says the Lord God, because you are all become dross King, princes, nobles, prophets, priests, as well as t…
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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…
