Isaiah 1:22 (GNV)

Passage

Thy siluer is become drosse: thy wine is mixt with water.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:20 But if ye refuse and be rebellious, ye shalbe deuoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

Isaiah 1:21 Howe is the faithfull citie become an harlot? it was full of iudgement, and iustice lodged therein, but now they are murtherers.

Isaiah 1:22 Thy siluer is become drosse: thy wine is mixt with water.

Isaiah 1:23 Thy Princes are rebellious and companions of theeues: euery one loueth giftes, and followeth after rewards: they iudge not the fatherlesse, neither doeth the widowes cause come before them.

Isaiah 1:24 Therefore sayth the Lord God of hostes, the mightie one of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine aduersaries, and auenge me of mine enemies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "siluer", "become", "drosse", "wine", "mixt", and "water". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "siluer" and "become", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Howe is the faithfull citie become an..." into verse 23's "Thy Princes are rebellious and companions of...", so "siluer" and "become" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "siluer" and "become" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.