17. The word of the Lord came to me, saying:
18. Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
19. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you all have become dross, therefore, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20. As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the midst of a furnace to blow fire on it to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will lay you there and melt you.
21. Indeed, I will gather you and blow upon you in the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.
22. As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it. And you shall know that I the Lord have poured out My fury upon you.
23. The word of the Lord came to me, saying:
24. Son of man, say to her: You are the land that is not cleansed nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
25. There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They have taken the treasure and precious things. They have made many widows in her midst.
26. Her priests have violated My law and have profaned My holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and profane, nor have they shown the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.