Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has become dross;
What it says
Jerusalem's silver has become dross and its wine diluted with water.
What it is doing
This verse pictures moral degeneration through impurity and dilution.
In context
21See how the faithful city has become a harlot! 22Your silver has become dross; 23Your rulers are rebels, 24Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, 25I will turn My hand against you; 26I will restore your judges as at first, 27Zion will be redeemed with justice, 28But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, 29Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks 30For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, 31The strong man will become tinder