Isa 1:25 | JFB | STEP | 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.