When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
When - i:e., After that.
The Lord shall have washed away - (Zechariah 13:1 .) the filth - moral (Isaiah 1:21-25).
Of the daughters of Zion - the same as in Isaiah 3:16.
And shall have purged - purified by judgments; destroying the ungodly, correcting, and refining the godly.
The blood - (Isaiah 1:15 , note.) by the spirit of judgment. Whatever God does in the universe, He does by His Spirit, "without the hand" of man (Job 34:20; Psalms 104:30). Here He is represented using His power as Judge.
And by the spirit of burning - (Matthew 3:11-12.) The same Holy Spirit who sanctifies believers by the fire of affliction (Malachi 3:2-3) dooms unbelievers to the fire of perdition (1 Corinthians 3:13-15).