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Jan 4, 2022 · Intense heat causes the dross to separate from the ore and rise to the top where it forms a scum and can be extracted, leaving a pure metal base. Dross can also refer to the impure base metal itself that exists before the smelting process begins. In the Bible, dross symbolizes impurity.
As separating impurities from ore leaves pure silver, so taking from a king wicked counsellors leaves a wise and beneficent government.
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape]. Christian Standard Bible Remove impurities from silver, and material will be produced for a silversmith.
“I have made you a tester of metals and an assayer among My people, That you may know and test their way.” Amplified Bible “I [the LORD] have set you as an assayer [O Jeremiah] and as a tester [of the ore] of My people, That you may know and analyze their acts.”
They are compared to ore supposed to have good metal in it, but which proves all dross. Nothing will prevail to part between them and their sins. Reprobate silver shall they be called, useless and worthless.
The Bible recognizes the significance of metalworking, noting that Tubal-cain was a craftsman of copper and iron (Gen. 4:22), one of only three early professions singled out in Genesis 4 (herdsman, musician, metalworker). The Bible also appreciates the value and importance of having ore deposits.
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Jeremiah 6:27. ESV "I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways. NIV "I have made you a tester of metals and my people the ore, that you may observe and test their ways.
