# 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/jit/figs-simile]])
# the wicked
This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "the wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
# like slag
"like trash" or "like waste"