Isaiah 1:25
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
Cross-references
Isaiah 1:22 laments that silver has become dross — verse 25 then declares God will remove that dross as judgment.
Isaiah 4:4 describes a similar purging by judgment and burning — washing away filth, parallel to the smelting here.
In Isaiah 48:10, the same refining imagery is used — God tests His people in a furnace of affliction to purify them.
Isaiah 6:11-13 speaks of judgment leaving a remnant (stump) — similar to the refining that removes dross but preserves the purified metal.
Isaiah 27:9 speaks of atonement and removal of idolatrous altars — a different angle on purging sin from Israel.
Jeremiah 9:7 also uses refining imagery — God will refine and test His people, echoing the smelting in Isaiah.
Malachi 3:3 uses the same refining metaphor — purifying silver and gold, echoing the dross removal here.
Ezekiel 20:38 parallels the purging of rebels — both depict God removing the unrepentant from His people.
Jeremiah 6:29 contrasts here — refining fails to remove wickedness, while Isaiah 1:25 promises successful purification.
Proverbs 25:4 explicitly says 'remove dross from silver' — the same metal-refining metaphor for purification.
Ezekiel 22:15 says God will scatter Israel to put an end to their uncleanness — a parallel purification through judgment.
Ezekiel 24:11 uses the image of a heated pot to melt away impurities — a direct parallel to removing dross here.
2 Timothy 2:21 echoes the refining metaphor: cleansing from impurity makes one a vessel for honorable use, mirroring God's smelting to remove dross.
Jeremiah 6:30 calls the people 'rejected silver' because their impurity remains — a contrast to the successful purging here.
Revelation 3:19 presents God's discipline as an act of love — while Isaiah describes the same refining process as judgment.
Ezekiel 11:18 describes the removal of detestable things from the land — a parallel act of cleansing impurity.
Zephaniah 3:11 describes God removing the proud — a similar purging of the wicked from His presence.