^18 (A)“Son of man, the house of Israel has become ^(B)dross to me; all of them are ^(C)bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are ^(D)dross of silver.

² But ^(A)who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For ^(B)he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. ³ He will sit ^(C)as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring ^(D)offerings in righteousness to the Lord.^[a]