Isa 1:25, 42:25, Eze 22:18-20, 22 | JFB | e4.org | 25. turn . . . hand —not in wrath, but in grace ( ), "upon thee, " as show; contrasted with the enemies, of whom He will avenge Himself ( ). purely —literally, "as alkali purifies." thy dross —not thy sins, but the sinful persons ( ); "enemies" ( ); degenerate princes (see on ), intermingled with the elect "remnant" of grace. tin — Hebrew, bedil, here the alloy of lead, tin, &c., separated by smelting from the silver. The pious Bishop Bedell took his motto from this.

‏ Isaiah 1:25

25. turn . . . hand—not in wrath, but in grace (Zec 13:7), "upon thee," as Isa 1:26, 27 show; contrasted with the enemies, of whom He will avenge Himself (Isa 1:24).

purely—literally, "as alkali purifies."

thy dross—not thy sins, but the sinful persons (Jer 6:29); "enemies" (Isa 1:24); degenerate princes (see on Isa 1:22), intermingled with the elect "remnant" of grace.

tin—Hebrew, bedil, here the alloy of lead, tin, &c., separated by smelting from the silver. The pious Bishop Bedell took his motto from this.

‏ Isaiah 42:25

25. him—Israel (Isa 42:24).

strength of battle—violence of war.

it—the battle or war (compare Isa 10:16).

knew not—knew not the lesson of repentance which the judgment was intended to teach (Isa 5:13; 9:13; Jer 5:3).

‏ Ezekiel 22:18-20

18. dross . . . brass—Israel has become a worthless compound of the dross of silver (implying not merely corruption, but degeneracy from good to bad, Isa 1:22, especially offensive) and of the baser metals. Hence the people must be thrown into the furnace of judgment, that the bad may be consumed, and the good separated (Jer 6:29, 30).

‏ Isaiah 1:25

‏ Isaiah 42:25

‏ Ezekiel 22:18-20

‏ Ezekiel 22:22