Jeremiah 6:30
New Living Translation
30 I will label them ‘Rejected Silver,’
for I, the Lord, am discarding them.”
Hosea 9:17
New Living Translation
17 My God will reject the people of Israel
because they will not listen or obey.
They will be wanderers,
homeless among the nations.
Isaiah 1:22
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22 Once like pure silver,
you have become like worthless slag.
Once so pure,
you are now like watered-down wine.
Psalm 119:119
New Living Translation
119 You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum;
no wonder I love to obey your laws!
Isaiah 1:25
New Living Translation
25 I will raise my fist against you.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities.
Romans 11:1
New Living Translation
God’s Mercy on Israel
11 I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Matthew 5:13
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Teaching about Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
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Ezekiel 22:18-19
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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.
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Lamentations 5:22
New Living Translation
22 Or have you utterly rejected us?
Are you angry with us still?
Jeremiah 14:19
New Living Translation
A Prayer for Healing
19 Lord, have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you really hate Jerusalem?[a]
Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing?
We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.
Footnotes
- 14:19 Hebrew Zion?
Jeremiah 7:29
New Living Translation
29 Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the Lord has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.’
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Proverbs 25:4
New Living Translation
4 Remove the impurities from silver,
and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
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