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Ezekiel 22:18

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← Ezekiel 22:17	Ezekiel 22:18 (KJV)	Ezekiel 22:19 →
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.	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Son^H1121 of man^H120, the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 is to me become dross^H5509: all they are brass^H5178, and tin^H913, and iron^H1270, and lead^H5777, in the midst^H8432 of the furnace^H3564; they are even the dross^H5509 of silver^H3701.

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Original Hebrew

בֶּן־אָדָם הָיוּ־לִי בֵית־יִשְׂרָאֵל [לְסוּג כ] (לְסִיג ק) כֻּלָּם נְחֹשֶׁת וּבְדִיל וּבַרְזֶל וְעֹופֶרֶת בְּתֹוךְ כּוּר סִגִים כֶּסֶף הָיוּ׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	O son of
אָדָ֕ם	'a.Dam	H120	HNcmsa	humankind
הָיוּ	ha.yu-	H1961	HVqp3cp	they have become
לִ֥/י	l/i		HR/Sp1cs	to/ me
בֵֽית	veit-	H1004	HNcmsc	(the) house of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
ל/סוג	çîyg	H5509	HR/Ncmsa
כֻּלָּ֡/ם	ku.La/m	H3605	HNcmsc/Sp3mp	all of/ them
נְ֠חֹשֶׁת	Ne.cho.shet	H5178	HNcfsa	(are) copper
וּ/בְדִ֨יל	u./ve.Dil	H913	HC/Ncmsa	and/ tin
וּ/בַרְזֶ֤ל	u./var.Zel	H1270	HC/Ncmsa	and/ iron
וְ/עוֹפֶ֨רֶת֙	ve./'o.Fe.ret	H5777	HC/Ncfsa	and/ lead
בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ	be./Tokh	H8432	HR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) midst of
כּ֔וּר	Kur	H3564	HNcmsa	a furnace
סִגִ֥ים	si.Gim	H5509	HNcmpa	dross(es)
כֶּ֖סֶף	Ke.sef	H3701	HNcmsa	silver
הָיֽוּ	ha.Yu	H1961	HVqp3cp	they have become

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
• H913 — בְּדִיל (bᵉdîyl, bed-eel'): from בָּדַל; alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin; [phrase] plummet, tin.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1270 — בַּרְזֶל (barzel, bar-zel'): perhaps from the root of בִּרְזוֹת; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement; (ax) head, iron.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H3564 — כּוּר (kûwr, koor): from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace (as if excavated); furnace. Compare כִּיר.
• H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
• H5178 — נְחֹשֶׁת (nᵉchôsheth, nekh-o'-sheth): for נְחוּשָׁה; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver); brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
• H5509 — סִיג (çîyg, seeg): or סוּג; (Ezekiel 22:18), from סוּג in the sense of refuse; scoria; dross.
• H5777 — עוֹפֶרֶת (ʻôwphereth, o-feh'-reth): or עֹפֶרֶת; feminine participle active of עָפַר; lead (from its dusty color); lead.
• H8432 — תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, taw'-vek): from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

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