Ezekiel 22:18
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
הָיָה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
נְחֹשֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
בְּדִיל
bᵉdîyl
alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin
בַּרְזֶל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
נָחָה
nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
Key Terms in This Verse
נָחָה nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Study H5148 →נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Study H5178 →הָיָה hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Study H1961 →Cross References
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave ...
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
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