King James Version
Ezekiel 22:19 in the King James Version says “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst o...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.”
Ezekiel 22:19 · KJV
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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. dross of silver: Heb. drosses, etc
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
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 you there, and melt you. As: Heb. According to the gathering
Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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