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Jeremiah 6:29
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Jeremiah 6:29
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29 The bellows blow fiercely;
the lead is consumed by the fire;[a]
in vain the refining goes on,
for the wicked are not removed.
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- 6.29 Cn: Heb lead from their fire
Jeremiah 6:29
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Jeremiah 6:29
New International Version
29 The bellows blow fiercely
to burn away the lead with fire,
but the refining(A) goes on in vain;
the wicked are not purged out.
Jeremiah 6:29
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Jeremiah 6:29
King James Version
29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
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1 Peter 4:12
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1 Peter 4:12
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Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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1 Peter 4:12
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1 Peter 4:12
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Suffering for Being a Christian
12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you(A) to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:12
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1 Peter 4:12
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12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
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Malachi 3:2-3
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Malachi 3:2-3
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2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?
For he is like a refiner’s fire and like washers’ soap;(A) 3 he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.[a](B)
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- 3.3 Or right offerings to the Lord
Malachi 3:2-3
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Malachi 3:2-3
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2 But who can endure(A) the day of his coming?(B) Who can stand(C) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire(D) or a launderer’s soap.(E) 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(F) he will purify(G) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(H) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(I)
Malachi 3:2-3
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Malachi 3:2-3
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2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
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Zechariah 13:9
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Zechariah 13:9
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9 And I will put this third into the fire,
refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘They are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”(A)
Zechariah 13:9
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Zechariah 13:9
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Zechariah 13:9
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Zechariah 13:9
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9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
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Hosea 11:7
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Hosea 11:7
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7 My people are bent on turning away from me.
To the Most High they call,
but he does not raise them up at all.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 11.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Hosea 11:7
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Hosea 11:7
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Hosea 11:7
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Hosea 11:7
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7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
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Ezekiel 24:13
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Ezekiel 24:13
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13 Yet when I cleansed you in your filthy lewdness,
you did not become clean from your filth;
you shall not again be cleansed
until I have satisfied my fury upon you.(A)
Ezekiel 24:13
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Ezekiel 24:13
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13 “‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed(A) from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.(B)
Ezekiel 24:13
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Ezekiel 24:13
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13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
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Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
I will now refine and test them,
for what else can I do with the daughter of my people?(A)
Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
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Isaiah 49:4
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Isaiah 49:4
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4 But I said, “I have labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my cause is with the Lord
and my reward with my God.”(A)
Isaiah 49:4
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Isaiah 49:4
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Isaiah 49:4
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Isaiah 49:4
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4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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3 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.(A)
Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
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