Isaiah 1:25
That I may turn my hand against thee, And smelt away, as with potash, thy dross, And remove all thine alloy;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Isaiah 1:22Thy silver, hath become dross,—Thy wine, weakened with water;
Isaiah 6:11Then said I—How long, My Lord? And he said—Until the time that Cities be wasted through having no inhabitant And houses—through having no men, And, the ground, be laid waste unto desolation;
Jeremiah 9:6Thy dwelling, is in the midst of deceit,—Through deceit, have they rejected the knowledge of, me, Declareth Yahweh.
Ezekiel 20:38And will sever from you those who are rebelling and those who are transgressing against me, Out of the land of their sojournings, will I bring them forth, Yet upon the soil of Israel, shall they not enter, So shall ye know that, I, am Yahweh.
Ezekiel 22:22As silver is melted in he midst of a furnace, So, shall ye be melted in the midst thereof,— Then shall ye know that, I Yahweh, have poured out mine indignation upon you.
Zechariah 13:7O Sword! awake against my shepherd, even against the man that is my companion, urgeth Yahweh of hosts,—Smite the shepherd, and let the flock, be scattered, Howbeit I will turn back my hand over the little ones.
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 →