Isa 1:25 | TNotes | STEP | 1:25 I will raise my fist against you: God, normally Israel’s protector, would become their attacker. However, he had a purpose beyond punishment. • I will melt you down. ... I will remove all your impurities: God would use the Exile to remove the wicked from among his people and to refine those who would return.

‏ Isaiah 1:25

1:25 ^a I will raise my fist against you: God, normally Israel’s protector, would become their attacker. However, he had a purpose beyond punishment.

• I will melt you down. ... I will remove all your impurities: God would use the Exile to remove the wicked from among his people and to refine those who would return.