Isaiah 1:25

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 1:25 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 1:22Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
  2. Isaiah 4:4when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
  3. Isaiah 6:11Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
  4. Jeremiah 6:29The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
  5. Jeremiah 9:6You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
  6. Jeremiah 9:7Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
  7. Ezekiel 20:38And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  8. Ezekiel 22:20Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.
  9. Ezekiel 22:22As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted within the city. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath upon you.’”
  10. Zephaniah 3:11On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
  11. Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,against the man who is My Companion,declares the LORD of Hosts.Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered,and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
  12. Malachi 3:3And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.
  13. Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  14. Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

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