Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you are all turned into dross, therefore behold I will gather you together in the midst of Jerusalem. I will. Ezekiel 11:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Your slain, whom you have laid in the midst thereof, they are the flesh, all this is the caldron: and I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof. Ezekiel 24:3-6 And thou shalt speak by a figure a parable to the provoking house, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Set on a pot, set it on, I say, and put water in it. . . . Micah 4:12 And now many nations are gathered together against thee, and they say: Let her be stoned: and let our eye look upon Sion. Matthew 13:40,40-42 Even as cockle therefore is gathered up, and burnt with fire: so shall it be at the end of the world. . . . Context The Refining Furnace…18Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver. 19Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you are all turned into dross, therefore behold I will gather you together in the midst of Jerusalem.20As they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace: that I may kindle a fire in it to melt it: so will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and will take my rest, and I will melt you down.… Cross References Psalm 119:119 I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: therefore have I loved thy testimonies. Isaiah 1:25 And I will turn my hand to thee, and I will clean purge away thy dross, and I will take away all thy tin. Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver. Ezekiel 22:20 As they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace: that I may kindle a fire in it to melt it: so will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and will take my rest, and I will melt you down. Lexicon Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 136: The Lord GOD יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘Because יַ֛עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause all כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם (kul·lə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every of you have become הֱי֥וֹת (hĕ·yō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be dross, לְסִגִ֑ים (lə·si·ḡîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5509: A moving back or away, dross behold, הִנְנִ֣י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold! I will gather קֹבֵ֣ץ (qō·ḇêṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6908: To gather, collect you אֶתְכֶ֔ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Additional Translations Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem.Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem. Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have become one mixture, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because ye are all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem, Jump to Previous Cause Dross Gather Gathering Jerusalem Metal Midst Sovereign Together WasteJump to Next Cause Dross Gather Gathering Jerusalem Metal Midst Sovereign Together WasteExternal Links Ezekiel 22:19 NIVEzekiel 22:19 NLT Ezekiel 22:19 ESV Ezekiel 22:19 NASB Ezekiel 22:19 ASV Ezekiel 22:19 Bible Apps Ezekiel 22:19 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 22:19 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 22:19 French Bible Ezekiel 22:19 German Bible Alphabetical: all am Because become behold dross gather GOD going have I into is Jerusalem LORD midst of says Sovereign the Therefore this thus to what will you OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because (Ezek. Eze Ezk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |