Isaiah 1:22-23 Your silver is become dross, your wine mixed with water:… In a second figure, the leading men of Jerusalem in former days are compared to "choice wine," such as drinkers like. This pure, strong, and costly wine is now adulterated with water, or weakened; i.e., through this addition, its strength and flavour are diminished. The present is but the dregs and the shadow of the past. (F. Delitzsch.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:WEB: Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water. |
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