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19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because all of you[a] have become slag, look out! I am about to gather you in the middle of Jerusalem. 20 As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered in a furnace so that the fire can blow on them to melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my rage. I will deposit you there[b] and melt you. 21 I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my fury, and you will be melted in it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:19 tn The Hebrew second person pronoun is masculine plural here and in vv. 19b-21, indicating that the people are being addressed.
  2. Ezekiel 22:20 tn Heb “I will put.” No object is supplied in the Hebrew, prompting many to emend the text to “I will blow.” See BHS and verse 21.

19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because you have all become dross,(A) I will gather you into Jerusalem. 20 As silver, copper, iron, lead and tin are gathered into a furnace to be melted with a fiery blast, so will I gather you in my anger and my wrath and put you inside the city and melt you.(B) 21 I will gather you and I will blow(C) on you with my fiery wrath, and you will be melted inside her.(D)

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