Isaías 1:22

22 Antes eras como la plata pura,
ahora te has vuelto como escoria sin valor.
Antes eras pura,
ahora eres como el vino diluido en agua.

Isaías 1:22 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 1:22

Thy silver is become dross
Meaning either that such persons, who had the appearance of goodness, looked like genuine silver, were now become reprobate, and, as the wicked of the earth, like dross, ( Jeremiah 6:30 ) ( Psalms 119:119 ) or that the word of God, which is as silver purified seven times, was now corrupted with false glosses and human traditions, which were as dross: thy wine mixed with water
^F13; the wine of the divine word, which was mixed and blended with the inventions of men, as before; so the roof of the church's mouth, which is no other than the ministry of the word, is compared to the best wine, ( Song of Solomon 7:9 Song of Solomon 7:11 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 It being usual to mix water with wine, and drink it, and this being not at all reproachful, but commendable, Gussetius thinks such a version does not express the sense of the words; he therefore thinks that (lhm) is the same as (llwhm) contracted, which signified "infatuated"; and so the words should be rendered, "thy wine is infatuated into water"; is degenerated, and has lost its spirit and sprightliness, and is become insipid and tasteless. So Jarchi mentions a Midrash, which interprets it by the same word in ( Ecclesiastes 2:2 ) . It is a word only used in this place. Joseph Kimchi says that <arabic> in the Arabic, language has the signification of mixture, but without giving any instance. Indeed, according to Castel, it is used for the lees of oil.

Isaías 1:22 In-Context

20 Pero si se apartan y se niegan a escuchar,
la espada de sus enemigos los devorará.
¡Yo, el Señor
, he hablado!».

21 Jerusalén, la infiel
Miren cómo Jerusalén, que antes era tan fiel,
se ha convertido en una prostituta.
Antes era el centro de la justicia y la rectitud,
pero ahora está repleta de asesinos.

22 Antes eras como la plata pura,
ahora te has vuelto como escoria sin valor.
Antes eras pura,
ahora eres como el vino diluido en agua.

23 Tus líderes son rebeldes,
compañeros de ladrones.
A todos ellos les encantan los sobornos
y exigen que se los den,
pero se niegan a defender la causa de los huérfanos
y a luchar por los derechos de las viudas.

24 Por lo tanto, el Señor, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales,
el Poderoso de Israel, dice:
«¡Me vengaré de mis enemigos
y a mis adversarios les daré su merecido!