Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.
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 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.
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,
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 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: "Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies. 25 I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag. 26 I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called, 'The Just City, Faithful Town.'"
Phrases
Cross References
Malachi 3:3
He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering.
Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has become scum, your beer is diluted with water.
Isaiah 4:4
At that time the sovereign master will wash the excrement from Zion's women, he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem's midst, as he comes to judge and to bring devastation.
Isaiah 6:11-13
I replied, "How long, sovereign master?" He said, "Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,
Jeremiah 6:29
The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, "I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
Ezekiel 20:38
I will eliminate from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will bring them out from the land where they have been residing, but they will not come to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 22:20
As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered in a furnace so that the fire can melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my rage. I will deposit you there and melt you.
Ezekiel 22:22
As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted in it, and you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my anger on you.'"
Zephaniah 3:11
In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.
Zechariah 13:7-9
"Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate," says the Lord who rules over all. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.
Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire."
Revelation 3:19
All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!