Commentary for Ezekiel 22:18
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הָיוּ־לִ֥י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לסוג [לְסִ֑יג] כֻּלָּ֡ם נְ֠חֹשֶׁת וּבְדִ֨יל וּבַרְזֶ֤ל וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ כּ֔וּר סִגִ֥ים כֶּ֖סֶף הָיֽוּ׃ (ס)
’Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto Me; all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
Rashi on Ezekiel
dross A mixture of dross mixed in silver and gold, and it is necessary to smelt it in fire to refine it.
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Rashi on Ezekiel
a furnace in which gold is refined.
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