Isaiah 1:22

Modern

Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.

Traditional

Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

Literal

Your silver has become as dross, your wine is weakened with water.

Latin

Argentum tuum versum est in scoriam; vinum tuum mistum est aqua.

Hebrew

English

Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah 6:28–30
All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
Ezekiel 22:18–22
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver.
Hosea 4:18
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
Lamentations 4:1–2
How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
Hosea 6:4
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.