# You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag

Slag is the waste or undesired leftovers in the process of refining gold or other metals. Yahweh removes the wicked people as if they were trash. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# the wicked

This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. AT: "the wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# like slag

"like trash" or "like waste"