Dross in the furnace

17And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

18Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace; they are the dross of silver.

19Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because all of you have become dross, therefore behold, I am gathering you into the midst of Jerusalem.

20As silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin are gathered into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will place you there and melt you.

21I will gather you, and I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted within it.

22As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so you will be melted in the midst of it; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my wrath on you.