| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 22:18:1 ⧉בֶּן־אָדָ֕םbenadamson of man Ezekiel 22:18:2 ⧉הָיוּ־לִ֥יhayulithey have become to me Ezekiel 22:18:3 ⧉בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לveityisraelthe house of Israel Ezekiel 22:18:4 ⧉לסוגlesugas dross Ezekiel 22:18:5 ⧉לְסִ֑יגlesigto dross Ezekiel 22:18:6 ⧉כֻּלָּ֡םkulamall of them Ezekiel 22:18:7 ⧉נְ֠חֹשֶׁתnekhoshetbronze Ezekiel 22:18:8 ⧉וּבְדִ֨ילuvediland tin Ezekiel 22:18:9 ⧉וּבַרְזֶ֤לuvarzeland iron Ezekiel 22:18:10 ⧉וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙veoferetand lead Ezekiel 22:18:11 ⧉בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhin the midst of Ezekiel 22:18:12 ⧉כּ֔וּרkura furnace Ezekiel 22:18:13 ⧉סִגִ֥יםsigimdross Ezekiel 22:18:14 ⧉כֶּ֖סֶףkesefof silver Ezekiel 22:18:15 ⧉הָיֽוּ׃סhayuthey have become |
| 18. Formal Translation Son of Man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}; all of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead within the furnace, and they have become the dross of silver. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Son of Man, the people of Israel have become worthless refuse before Me {Yahweh, Purifying Judge}; they resemble bronze, tin, iron, and lead thrown into a smelter, mere residue like the dross from silver. |