Isaiah 1:22
What does Isaiah 1:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 1:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Your silver is no longer true metal, your wine is mixed with water.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thy silver hath become dross, Thy drink polluted with water.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thy silver is turned into dross: thy wine is mingled with water.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is mixed with water:
Context
v.21How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
v.22This passage
v.23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 22:18
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
- Hosea 4:18
Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.
- Lamentations 4:1
How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
- Hosea 6:4
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
- Jeremiah 6:28
They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
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