Isaiah 1:25
New King James Version
25 I will turn My hand against you,
And (A)thoroughly[a] purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.
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- Isaiah 1:25 refine with lye
Malachi 3:3
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3 (A)He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;
He will purify the sons of Levi,
And [a]purge them as gold and silver,
That they may (B)offer to the Lord
An offering in righteousness.
Footnotes
- Malachi 3:3 Or refine
Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Behold, (A)I will refine them and [a]try them;
(B)For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
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- Jeremiah 9:7 test
Isaiah 4:4
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4 When (A)the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the [a]blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning,
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- Isaiah 4:4 bloodshed
Isaiah 1:22
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22 (A)Your silver has become dross,
Your wine mixed with water.
Zephaniah 3:11
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11 In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds
In which you transgress against Me;
For then I will take away from your midst
Those who (A)rejoice in your pride,
And you shall no longer be haughty
In My holy mountain.
Ezekiel 22:22
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22 As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have (A)poured out My fury on you.’ ”
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Ezekiel 20:38
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38 (A)I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but (B)they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
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Jeremiah 6:29
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29 The bellows blow fiercely,
The lead is consumed by the fire;
The smelter refines in vain,
For the wicked are not drawn off.
Isaiah 6:11-13
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11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?”
And He answered:
(A)“Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant,
The houses are without a man,
The land is utterly desolate,
12 (B)The Lord has removed men far away,
And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
13 But yet a tenth will be in it,
And will return and be for consuming,
As a terebinth tree or as an oak,
Whose stump remains when it is cut down.
So (C)the holy seed shall be its stump.”
Revelation 3:19
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19 (A)As many as I love, I rebuke and (B)chasten.[a] Therefore be [b]zealous and repent.
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- Revelation 3:19 discipline
- Revelation 3:19 eager
Matthew 3:12
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12 (A)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will (B)burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
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Zechariah 13:7-9
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The Shepherd Savior
7 “Awake, O sword, against (A)My Shepherd,
Against the Man (B)who is My Companion,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
(C)“Strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered;
Then I will turn My hand against (D)the little ones.
8 And it shall come to pass in all the land,”
Says the Lord,
“That (E)two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die,
(F)But one-third shall be left in it:
9 I will bring the one-third (G)through the fire,
Will (H)refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
(I)They will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
(J)I will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
Ezekiel 22:20
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20 As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to (A)melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you.
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