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Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
“See, I will melt them down in a crucible
and test them like metal.
What else can I do with my people?[a]
Footnotes
- 9:7 Hebrew with the daughter of my people? Greek version reads with the evil daughter of my people?
Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
Isaiah 1:25
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Isaiah 1:25
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25 I will raise my fist against you.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities.
Isaiah 1:25
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Isaiah 1:25
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Malachi 3:3
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Malachi 3:3
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3 He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord.
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Malachi 3:3
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Malachi 3:3
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3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(A) he will purify(B) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(C) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(D)
Jeremiah 6:27
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Jeremiah 6:27
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27 “Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals,[a]
that you may determine the quality of my people.
Footnotes
- 6:27 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads a tester of my people a fortress.
Jeremiah 6:27
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Jeremiah 6:27
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27 “I have made you a tester(A) of metals
and my people the ore,
that you may observe
and test their ways.
Isaiah 48:10
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Isaiah 48:10
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10 I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.
Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.
Isaiah 48:10
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Isaiah 48:10
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Zechariah 13:9
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Zechariah 13:9
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9 I will bring that group through the fire
and make them pure.
I will refine them like silver
and purify them like gold.
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘These are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’”
Zechariah 13:9
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Zechariah 13:9
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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, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if 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 1:7
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
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1 Peter 1:7
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(A) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(B)—may result in praise, glory and honor(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(D)
Hosea 11:8-9
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Hosea 11:8-9
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8 “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?
How can I let you go?
How can I destroy you like Admah
or demolish you like Zeboiim?
My heart is torn within me,
and my compassion overflows.
9 No, I will not unleash my fierce anger.
I will not completely destroy Israel,
for I am God and not a mere mortal.
I am the Holy One living among you,
and I will not come to destroy.
Hosea 11:8-9
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Hosea 11:8-9
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8 “How can I give you up,(A) Ephraim?(B)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(C)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(D) is aroused.(E)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(F)
nor will I devastate(G) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(H)—
the Holy One(I) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
Ezekiel 22:18-22
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Ezekiel 22:18-22
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18 “Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over—a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead. 19 So tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you are all worthless slag, I will bring you to my crucible in Jerusalem. 20 Just as silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin are melted down in a furnace, I will melt you down in the heat of my fury. 21 I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you, 22 and you will melt like silver in fierce heat. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my fury on you.’”
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Ezekiel 22:18-22
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Ezekiel 22:18-22
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18 “Son of man, the people of Israel have become dross(A) to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace.(B) They are but the dross of silver.(C) 19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because you have all become dross,(D) I will gather you into Jerusalem. 20 As silver, copper, iron, lead and tin are gathered into a furnace to be melted with a fiery blast, so will I gather you in my anger and my wrath and put you inside the city and melt you.(E) 21 I will gather you and I will blow(F) on you with my fiery wrath, and you will be melted inside her.(G) 22 As silver is melted(H) in a furnace, so you will be melted inside her, and you will know that I the Lord have poured out my wrath(I) on you.’”(J)
Jeremiah 6:29-30
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Jeremiah 6:29-30
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29 The bellows fiercely fan the flames
to burn out the corruption.
But it does not purify them,
for the wickedness remains.
30 I will label them ‘Rejected Silver,’
for I, the Lord, am discarding them.”
Jeremiah 6:29-30
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Jeremiah 6:29-30
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Hosea 6:4-5
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Hosea 6:4-5
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4 “O Israel[a] and Judah,
what should I do with you?” asks the Lord.
“For your love vanishes like the morning mist
and disappears like dew in the sunlight.
5 I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces—
to slaughter you with my words,
with judgments as inescapable as light.
Footnotes
- 6:4 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel.
Hosea 6:4-5
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Hosea 6:4-5
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Ezekiel 26:11-12
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Ezekiel 26:11-12
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11 His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple.
12 “They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea.
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Ezekiel 26:11-12
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Ezekiel 26:11-12
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11 The hooves(A) of his horses will trample all your streets; he will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars(B) will fall to the ground.(C) 12 They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise; they will break down your walls and demolish your fine houses and throw your stones, timber and rubble into the sea.(D)
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