Study it in the app““Son of man, the house of Israel has become to me dross; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace; dross of silver they are.””
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםthe houseבֵיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas become to meהָיוּ לִיdross;לְסִיגall of themכֻּלָּםare bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתand tinוּבְדִילand ironוּבַרְזֶלand leadוְעוֹפֶרֶתin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the furnace;כּוּרdrossסִגִיםof silverכֶּסֶףthey are.”הָיוּ
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayu” appearsdross
Dross, what is left over and thrown away when metals are melted and refined.
Where else “sig” appearsbronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appearstin
Tin: a metal that is separated in smelting.
Where else “vedil” appearsiron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “varzel” appearslead
Lead.
Where else “oferet” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearsfurnace
Furnace: a furnace for smelting metals. "Iron furnace" is an image of very harsh suffering.
Where else “kur” appearssilver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears17And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
18 · This verse (above)
19Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: “Because all of you have become dross, therefore look, I am gathering you into the midst of Jerusalem.
