Ezekiel 22:18

22:18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; ¹  they are the worthless slag of silver.

Ezekiel 24:11

24:11 Set the empty pot on the coals, ² 

until it becomes hot and its copper glows,

until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot ³  is consumed.

Ezekiel 40:3

40:3 When he brought me there, I saw ⁴  a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand. He was standing in the gateway.

[22:18]  ¹ tn For similar imagery, see Isa 1:21-26; Jer 6:27-30.

[24:11]  ² tn Heb “set it upon its coals, empty.”

[24:11]  ³ tn Or “rust” (so also in v. 12).

[40:3]  ³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.