Isaiah 1:22-23 Your silver is become dross, your wine mixed with water:… The silver represents the princes and lords, viewed with reference to the nobility of mind associated with their nobility of birth and rank; for silver — sterling silver — is a symbol of all that is noble and pure, and it is the purity of light which shows itself in it, as in the pure white of byssus and of the lily. The princes and lords formerly possessed the virtues which together are in Latin called candor animi, — the virtues of magnanimity, courtesy, impartiality, and freedom from the influence of bribes; now, this silver has become dross, such base metals as are separated or thrown aside. (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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