12. In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord GOD.
13. “‘“Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been within you.
14. Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I will deal with you? I, the Lord, have spoken it, and will do it.
15. I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries. I will consume your filthiness out of you.
16. You will be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”’”
17. the Lord’s word came to me, saying,
18. “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the middle of the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
19. Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem.
20. As they gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.
21. Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in the middle of it.
22. As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so you will be melted in the middle of it; and you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my wrath on you.’”
23. the Lord’s word came to me, saying,
24. “Son of man, tell her, ‘You are a land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation.’
25. There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it.
26. Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths. So I am profaned among them.