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And I will turnוְאָשִׁיבָהmy handיָדִיagainst you,עָלַיִךְand I will smelt awayוְאֶצְרֹףas with lyeכַּבֹּרyour dross,סִיגָיִךְand I will removeוְאָסִירָהallכָּלyour tin.בְּדִילָיִךְ
Isaiah 1:25
Study it in the app“And I will turn my hand against you, and I will smelt away as with lye your dross, and I will remove all your tin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 1:25, word by word
- And I will turnאָשִׁיבָהashiva
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “ashiva” appears- my handיָדִyadi
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appears- and I will smelt awayאֶצְרֹףetsrof
test
To test people as silver is purified.
Where else “etsrof” appears- as with lyeבֹּרbor
lye, cleanness
Lye: a substance made from the ashes of plants, used for washing; also cleanness.
Where else “bor” appears- your drossסִיגָיִsigayi
dross
Dross, what is left over and thrown away when metals are melted and refined.
Where else “sigayi” appears- and I will removeאָסִירָהasira
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “asira” appears- your tinבְּדִילָיִbedilayi
tin
Tin: a metal that is separated in smelting.
Where else “bedilayi” appears
The context
24Therefore declares the Lord, YHWH Tsevaot, the Mighty One of Israel: Woe! I will find comfort over my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies.
25 · This verse (above)
26And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; afterward you will be called City of Righteousness, Faithful City.