The King James Version Bible

Ezekiel 22:13-19

  1. Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

  2. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.

  3. And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

  4. And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

  5. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

  6. Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.

  7. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.