Ezekiel 22:17
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New International Version (©2011)
Then the word of the LORD came to me:

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then this message came to me from the LORD:

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the word of the LORD came to me:

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The word of the LORD came to me: "

International Standard Version (©2012)
This message came to me from the LORD:

NET Bible (©2006)
The word of the LORD came to me:

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then the LORD spoke his word to me. He said,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

American King James Version
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Darby Bible Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

22:17-22 Israel, compared with other nations, had been as the gold and silver compared with baser metals. But they were now as the refuse that is consumed in the furnace, or thrown away when the silver is refined. Sinners, especially backsliding professors, are, in God's account, useless and fit for nothing. When God brings his own people into the furnace, he sits by them as the refiner by his gold, to see that they are not continued there any longer than is fitting and needful. The dross shall be wholly separated, and the good metal purified. Let those who suffer pains, or lingering sickness, and find that their hearts can scarcely bear these light and momentary afflictions, take warning to flee from the wrath to come; for if these trials are not sanctified by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the cleansing their hearts and hands from sin, far worse things will come upon them.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the word of the Lord came unto me,.... The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum:

saying; as follows:

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The Refining Furnace
17And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 19Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem. …

Ezekiel 22:16 When you have been defiled in the eyes of the nations, you will know that I am the LORD.'"
Ezekiel 22:18 "Son of man, the people of Israel have become dross to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace. They are but the dross of silver.