Revised Version 1895
Isaiah 1:25
25and I will turn my hand upon thee, and throughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin:
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
23Thy 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. 24Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: and I will turn my hand upon thee, and throughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin: 26and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, the faithful city. 27Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
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וְאָשִׁ֤יבָה יָדִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְאֶצְרֹ֥ף כַּבֹּ֖ר סִיגָ֑יִךְ וְאָסִ֖ירָה כָּל־בְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 1:25
- Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
- Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- Isaiah 1:22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.
- Isaiah 4:4when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
- Isaiah 6:11Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,
- Jeremiah 6:29The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
- Jeremiah 9:7Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
- Ezekiel 20:38and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
- Zephaniah 3:11In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
- Malachi 3:3and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto the LORD offerings in righteousness.
- Matthew 3:12whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up 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
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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
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