Isaiah 1 · Verse 25

Isaiah 1:25

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
Isaiah 1:25, King James Version

Isaiah 1:25 in other translations

BSBI will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
WEBI will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.
ASVand I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin;
YLTAnd I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,
DARBYAnd I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy;
BBEAnd my hand will again be on you, washing away what is unclean as with soap, and taking away all your false metal;
WebsterAnd I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

What does Isaiah 1:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. 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 silver. The pious Bishop Bedell took his motto from this.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 I 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; so Kimchi; but soap can have nothing to do with the purifying of metals. Others, "according to purity," or "purely," as our version. Le Clerc conjectured that the true reading is ככור kechur, "as in the furnace;" see Eze 22:18, Eze 22:20. Dr. Durell proposes only a transposition of letters בכר to the same sense; and so likewise Archbishop Secker. That this is the true reading is highly probable.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 1:21-31

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…

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Isaiah 1:25 in the original Hebrew

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וְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahand I will turnH7725
יָדִי֙ya.Dihand myH3027
עָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhon youH5921
וְאֶצְרֹ֥ףve.'etz.Rofso I may refineH6884
כַּבֹּ֖רka.Borlike <the> potashH1253
סִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhdross<es> yourH5509
וְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahand I will removeH5493
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בְּדִילָֽיִךְ\׃be.di.La.yikhslag<s> yourH913

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Cross references for Isaiah 1:25

  • Malachi 3:3

    And 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, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

  • Isaiah 1:22

    Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

  • Jeremiah 9:7

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

  • Isaiah 4:4

    When 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.

  • Ezekiel 20:38

    And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 22:22

    As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you.

  • Zephaniah 3:11

    In 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 them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

  • Isaiah 6:11-13

    Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

  • Jeremiah 6:29

    The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

  • Revelation 3:19

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  • Zechariah 13:7-9

    Awake, 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. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

  • Ezekiel 22:20

    As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And I.
Zec 13:7-9; Re 3:19
purely. Heb. according to pureness. purge.
22; 4:4; 6:11-13; Jer 6:29; 9:7; Eze 20:38; Zep 3:11; Mal 3:3
Mt 3:12

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Context

  • Isaiah 1:24

    Therefore 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:

  • Isaiah 1:25

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

  • Isaiah 1:26

    And 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.

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Isaiah 1:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volveré mi mano sobre ti, y limpiaré hasta lo más puro tus escorias, y quitaré todo tu estaño:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je tournerai ma main sur toi, et je te purifierai de tes scories comme avec de la potasse, et j’ôterai tout ton étain;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde meine Hand gegen dich wenden, und werde deine Schlacken ausschmelzen wie mit Laugensalz und hinwegschaffen all dein Blei.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et convertam manum meam ad te, et excoquam ad puram scoriam tuam, et auferam omne stannum tuum.