Isaiah 1:25

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

But I will also turn my hand against you! I will cleanse your impurities as with lye and remove all your alloyed base metal.

Berean Standard Bible:

I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.

American Standard Version:

and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin;

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And I will turn{H7725} my hand{H3027} upon thee, and purely{H1253} purge away{H6884} thy dross{H5509}, and take away{H5493} all thy tin{H913}:

Cross-References (KJV):

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 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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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Commentary for Isaiah 1:25

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7725
    There are 952 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שׁוּב
    Transliteration: shûwb
    Pronunciation: shoob
    Description: a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
  2. Strong's Number: H3027
    There are 1447 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָד
    Transliteration: yâd
    Pronunciation: yawd
    Description: a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
  3. Strong's Number: H1253
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֹּר
    Transliteration: bôr
    Pronunciation: bore
    Description: the same as בֹּר; vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap forwashing, or a flux formetals; [idiom] never so, purely.
  4. Strong's Number: H6884
    There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָרַף
    Transliteration: tsâraph
    Pronunciation: tsaw-raf'
    Description: a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively); cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
  5. Strong's Number: H5509
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סִיג
    Transliteration: çîyg
    Pronunciation: seeg
    Description: or סוּג; (Ezekiel 22:18), from סוּג in the sense of refuse; scoria; dross.
  6. Strong's Number: H5493
    There are 283 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סוּר
    Transliteration: çûwr
    Pronunciation: soor
    Description: or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
  7. Strong's Number: H913
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּדִיל
    Transliteration: bᵉdîyl
    Pronunciation: bed-eel'
    Description: from בָּדַל; alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin; [phrase] plummet, tin.