Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The same melancholy string is still harped upon, and various turns are given it, to make it affecting, that it may be influencing. The prophet must here show, or at least it is here shown him, that the whole house of Israel has become as dross and that as dross they shall be consumed.
Commenting on Ezekiel 22:17-22
And the word of the Lord came unto me,.... The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum: saying; as follows:
Eze 22:17-22 Eze 22:17. And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Eze 22:18. Son of man, the house of Israel has become to me as dross; they are all brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the furnace; dross of silver have they become. Eze 22:19. Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because ye have all become dross, therefore, behold, I gather you together in Jerusalem.
Commenting on Ezekiel 22:17-22