Ezekiel 22:17
King James Version
“And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
Context
14Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken and will do
15And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
16And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I the LORD.
17And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
18Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt so will I gather in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave and melt you.