Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Dross » Figurative
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].
Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]
Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.
Your silver has turned to
Your wine is diluted with water.
Son of man, the house of Israel has become to Me scum and waste matter. All of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become scum and waste matter, behold therefore, I will gather you [O Israel] into the midst of Jerusalem.
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross (metallic waste) to Me. All of them are (useless) bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
Your silver has turned to
Your wine is diluted with water.
Silver » Illustrative » Of good rulers
Your silver has become dross, your wine is mixed with water. Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; everyone loves bribes and runs after compensation and rewards. They judge not for the fatherless nor defend them, neither does the cause of the widow come to them [for they delay or turn a deaf ear].
Wine » In times of scarcity, was mixed with water
Your silver has turned to
Your wine is diluted with water.