Isaiah 1:25

And I will turn My hand upon thee, 1 and refine away thy impurities, 1 and take away all thy alloy: 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

In Context

24Therefore saith HaAdon, 1 Hashem Tzva'os, Avir Yisroel (the Mighty One of Yisroel), 1 Ah, I will relieve Myself of Mine adversaries, 1 and avenge Me of Mine enemies: 1

26And I will restore thy shofetim as at the first, 1 and thy counselors as at the beginning: 1 afterward thou shalt be called, 1 The Ir HaTzedek, the Kiryah Ne'emanah. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:22Thy kesef is become dross, 1 thy wine mixed with mayim: 1

Isaiah 6:11Then cried I, Adonoi, ad mosai (how much longer [will this go on])? 1 And He answered, 1 Until the towns be wasted without inhabitant, 1 and the batim (houses) are without man, 1 and the ground be utterly desolate, a wilderness, 1

Jeremiah 9:6Therefore thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: 1 Hineni, I will refine them, and test them; 1 for what but this 1 shall I do for the Bat Ami? 1

Ezekiel 20:38And I will purge out from among you the rebels and the posh'im against Me; I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn as gerim, and they shall not enter into Eretz Yisroel; and ye shall know that I am Hashem.

Ezekiel 22:22As kesef is melted down in the midst of the kur (furnace), so shall ye be melted down in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I Hashem have poured out My chemah (wrath) upon you.

Zechariah 13:7Awake, O Cherev (sword), against My Ro'eh, + 13:7 shepherd, i.e. Moshiach, see Isa 40:11; Ezek 34:23,24; 37:24 1 against the Gever (man) that is My Amit (fellow, intimate companion, associate), 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os; 1 strike the Ro'eh (shepherd), and the Tzon (sheep, flock) shall be scattered; 1 and I will turn Mine hand upon the tzo'arim (little ones); + 13:7 See Zech 11:7; Mt 26:31,56 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:22-31

The Degeneracy of Jerusalem; Reformation of the Church. ( b. c. 738.) 21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I… Read the whole commentary →

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