Dross
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DROSS

dros (sigh): The refuse of smelting of precious metal (Proverbs 25:4; Proverbs 26:23); used figuratively of what is base or worthless (Isaiah 1:22, 25 Ezekiel 22:18, 19 Psalm 119:119).

Strong's Hebrew
5509. sig -- a moving back or away, dross
sig or sug. 5508, 5509. sig or sug. 5510 . a moving back or away, dross.
Transliteration: sig or sug Phonetic Spelling: (seeg) Short Definition: dross. ...
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913. bedil -- alloy, tin, dross
... 912, 913. bedil. 914 . alloy, tin, dross. Transliteration: bedil Phonetic
Spelling: (bed-eel') Short Definition: tin. Word Origin ...
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Library

Of the Method by which we Can Remove the Dross from Our Memory.
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XIII. Of the method by which we
can remove the dross from our memory. Nesteros: From this ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xiii of the method.htm

Of the Way to Attain Divine Union
... can blend and become one. Can the impurity of dross be united with the purity
of gold? What then does God do? He sends His own Wisdom ...
/.../guyon/a short and easy method of prayer/chapter xxiv of the way.htm

Isaiah's Discourse
... she that was full of judgement! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water. ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iii isaiahs discourse.htm

The Vengeance of Rome
... I may say the world has become to me but dung and dross, but that I should become
dung and dross to the world, is another matter." For Christ, it was sweet to ...
/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter xxxv the vengeance of.htm

The Invasion of the Assyrians
... Then they are truly purged in the fire of affliction, that whatever dross and trash
is in their hearts may be burnt out, and the pure gold left. ...
/.../kingsley/town and country sermons/sermon xxvii the invasion of.htm

Chastisement
... Weigh thyself, and discern how much dross is mingled with thy gold, and dost thou
think the fire too hot to get away so much dross as thou hast? ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/chastisement.htm

Out of the Deep of Suffering and Sorrow.
... and tries them with fire, as the refiner of silver sits by his furnaces watching
the melted metal till he knows that it is purged from all its dross by seeing ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/out of the deep/i out of the deep.htm

God's People in the Furnace
... 22nd chapter of Ezekiel, 17th and 18th verses, "And the word of the Lord came unto
me, saying, son of man, the house of Israel, is to me become dross: all they ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/gods people in the furnace.htm

The Worst Things Work for Good to the Godly
... There is much corruption in the best heart: affliction does by degrees work it out,
as the fire works out the dross from the gold, "This is all the fruit, to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a divine cordial/the worst things work for.htm

Of the Scriptures
... been put in the furnace of questions and doubtings,"it hath often been tried in
the fire of afflictions,"but it came forth like pure gold, without dross. ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/lecture v of the scriptures.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary
The impurities of silver separated from the one in the process of melting (Proverbs 25:4; 26:23; Psalm 119:119). It is also used to denote the base metal itself, probably before it is smelted, in Isaiah 1:22, 25.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.

2. (n.) Rust of metals.

3. (n.) Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.

Thesaurus
Dross (7 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DROSS. ... Multi-Version Concordance Dross (7 Occurrences).
Psalms 119:119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. ...
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Refiner (10 Occurrences)
... The resulting lead oxide, called in the Bible silver dross, was used for glazing
pottery (Proverbs 26:23), a use to which it is still put by Syrian potters. ...
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Refining (8 Occurrences)
... The resulting lead oxide, called in the Bible silver dross, was used for glazing
pottery (Proverbs 26:23), a use to which it is still put by Syrian potters. ...
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Tin (6 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 1:25 and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross,
and will take away all your tin. (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT). ...
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Refine (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to
free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to ...
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Purely (4 Occurrences)
... 1:25, the Revised Version (British and American) "thoroughly (margin "as with lye,"
the King James Version "purely") purge away thy dross"; "pureness" is the ...
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Furnace (35 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all of them
are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the ...
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Drought (20 Occurrences)

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Copper (55 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: they are all
copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are ...
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Lye (4 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 1:25 and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy
dross, and will take away all thy tin; (See JPS NAS RSV). ...
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Bible Concordance
Dross (7 Occurrences)

Psalms 119:119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 26:23 Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Isaiah 1:22 Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 1:25 and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 22:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Dross

Dross: Figurative

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