Isaiah Chapter 1 verse 25 Holy Bible
and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin;
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And my hand will again be on you, washing away what is unclean as with soap, and taking away all your false metal;
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And I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy;
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And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
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And I will turn my hand on you, Thoroughly purge away your dross, And will take away all your tin.
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And I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - I will turn my hand upon thee; rather, I will bring back my hand upon thee; i.e. I will once more put forth the "strong hand and mighty arm, with which I brought thee out of Egypt" (Psalm 136:12), and will work another deliverance - the deliverance of Israel out of captivity. Purely purge away thy dross; literally, will purge away thy dross like borax, which was used as a flux in purifying the metal. The prophet continues the metaphor of ver. 22. And take away all thy tin; rather, thy had - the alloy with which the "silver" had become mixed.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) I will turn my hand upon thee.--The phrase, like the English "visit," presents both a severe and a gracious aspect. Of the former we have instances in Psalm 81:14, Amos 1:8; of the latter in Zechariah 13:7. The context here inclines to the latter meaning. Jehovah punishes that He may save, and smites that He may heal.Purely purge away thy dross.--Better, will smelt away thy dross with lye, or potash, which was used in the smelting process. The imagery of Isaiah 1:22 is resumed. The great Refiner can purify the debased metal. In Malachi 3:2-3, we have the same image expanded. The process involved, of course, the rejection of the dross--i.e., in the interpretation of the parable, of the lead that would not let itself be turned to silver. . . .