Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And I will turn back My hand on you, and purge away your dross as with lye, and take away all your alloy.
New American Standard Bible
And will
And will remove all your alloy.
King James Version
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
Holman Bible
and will burn away your dross
I will remove all your impurities.
International Standard Version
When I turn my attention to you, I'll refine your dross as in a furnace. I'll remove all your alloy.
A Conservative Version
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin.
American Standard Version
and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin;
Amplified
“And I will turn My hand against you,
And will [thoroughly] purge away your dross as with lye
And remove all your tin (impurity).
Bible in Basic English
And my hand will again be on you, washing away what is unclean as with soap, and taking away all your false metal;
Darby Translation
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy;
Julia Smith Translation
And I will turn back my hand upon thee, end I will straiten thy dross according to pureness, and I will remove all thine alloy:
King James 2000
And I will turn my hand upon you, and thoroughly purge away your dross, and take away all your alloy:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all [of] your tin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore shall I lay my hand upon thee, and burn out thy dross from the finest and purest, and put out all thy lead,
NET Bible
I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.
New Heart English Bible
and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.
The Emphasized Bible
That I may turn my hand against thee, And smelt away, as with potash, thy dross, And remove all thine alloy;
Webster
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
World English Bible
and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,
Themes
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
Metals » Often mixed with dross
Refining » Figurative » Of the corrective judgments of God
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Interlinear
Shuwb
Tsaraph
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 1:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Purification Of Jerusalem
24 And the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, the mighty One of Israel, says, Alas! I will ease Myself of My foes, and avenge Myself of My enemies. 25 And I will turn back My hand on you, and purge away your dross as with lye, and take away all your alloy. 26 And I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning; afterwards you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.
Phrases
Cross References
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 be offerers of a food offering in righteousness to Jehovah.
Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water;
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 its midst by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
Isaiah 6:11-13
Then I said, Lord, how long? And He answered, Until the cities are wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land laid waste, a desolation,
Jeremiah 6:29
The bellows are burned, the lead is melted by the fire; the refiner melts in vain; for the wicked are not plucked away.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore so says Jehovah of Hosts, Behold, I will melt them and try them; for what else can I do for the daughter of My people?
Ezekiel 20:38
And I will purge out from among you the rebels and those who sin against Me. I will bring them out from the land where they reside, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am Jehovah.
Ezekiel 22:20
As they gather silver, and bronze, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you.
Ezekiel 22:22
As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so you shall be melted in the middle of it; and you shall know that I Jehovah have poured out My fury on you.
Zephaniah 3:11
In that day you shall not be ashamed for all your doings in which you have transgressed against Me; for then I will withdraw from your midst those who rejoice in your pride, and you shall never again be proud in My holy mountain.
Zechariah 13:7-9
Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the Man who is My companion, says Jehovah of Hosts; strike the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. And I will turn My hand on the little ones.
Matthew 3:12
whose fan is in His hand, and He will cleanse His floor and gather His wheat into the storehouse; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; therefore be zealous and repent.