Isaiah 1:25

Isaiah 1:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
• New International Version (NIV)I will turn my hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.

Context of Isaiah 1:25

23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. 24Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies. I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities. 26I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.” 27Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.

Isaiah 1:25 word by word

וְאָשִׁ֤יבָה יָדִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְאֶצְרֹ֥ף כַּבֹּ֖ר סִיגָ֑יִךְ וְאָסִ֖ירָה כָּל־בְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

• I will turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• My handיָדyâd · handH3027
• against youעַל‛al · uponH5921
• I will thoroughly purgeצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• I will thoroughly purgeבֹּרbôr · lyeH1253
• your drossסִיגsîyg sûg · drossH5509
• I will removeסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• your impuritiesבְּדִילbedîyl · tinH913

Cross-references for Isaiah 1:25

• Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Revelation 3:19Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
• Isaiah 1:22Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
• Isaiah 4:4when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
• Isaiah 6:11Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
• Jeremiah 6:29The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
• Jeremiah 9:7Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
• Ezekiel 20:38And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• Zephaniah 3:11On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
• Malachi 3:3And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.
• Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 1:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25I will turn my hand upon thee - So the common version; and this seems to be a metaphor taken from the custom of those who, when the metal is melted, strike off the scoriae with their hand previously to its being poured out into the mould. I have seen this done with the naked hand, and no injury whatever sustained. Purge away thy dross "In the furnace" - The text has כבר cabbor, which some render "as with soap;" as if it were the same with כברית keborith…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25And I will turn my hand upon thee - This expression is capable of two significations. The hand may be stretched out for two purposes, either to inflict punishment, or to afford help and protection. The phrase here refers evidently to the latter, to the act of redeeming and restoring his people, Isaiah 1:26-27. The idea may be thus expressed: I will stretch out my hand to punish my enemies Isaiah 1:24, and will turn my hand upon thee for protection, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Neither holy cities nor royal ones are faithful to their trust, if religion does not dwell in them. Dross may shine like silver, and the wine that is mixed with water may still have the colour of wine. Those have a great deal to answer for, who do not help the oppressed, but oppress them. Men may do much by outward restraints; but only God works effectually by the influences of his Spirit, as a Spirit of Judgment. Sin is the worst captivity…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25I will turn My hand against you: God, who was usually Israel’s protector, would now act against them as a judge. However, his purpose was not only to punish. He planned to correct and restore his people. I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.: God would use the exile in Babylon to remove the wicked from among his people and to refine those who would return.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. turn ... hand--not in wrath, but in grace (Zec 13:7), "upon thee," as Is 1:26, 27 show; contrasted with the enemies, of whom He will avenge Himself (Is 1:24). purely--literally, "as alkali purifies." thy dross--not thy sins, but the sinful persons (Jr 6:29); "enemies" (Is 1:24); degenerate princes (see on Is 1:22), intermingled with the elect "remnant" of grace. tin--Hebrew, bedil, here the alloy of lead, tin, &c., separated by smelting from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 1:25

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Alloy, of Metals
• Blessing
• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Purity
• Refining
• Regeneration

In the dictionaries

• Convert
• Crib
• Dross
• Eat
• Fade
• Hand
• Harlot
• Isaiah, The Book of
• Judgment
• Oblation

Commentaries on Isaiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings