Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Behold, (A)I will refine them and (B)test them,
for what else can I do, (C)because of my people?
Isaiah 1:25
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25 (A)I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your (B)dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
Malachi 3:3
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3 He will sit (A)as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring (B)offerings in righteousness to the Lord.[a]
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- Malachi 3:3 Or and they will belong to the Lord, bringers of an offering in righteousness
Jeremiah 6:27
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27 “I have made you (A)a tester of metals among my people,
that you may know and (B)test their ways.
Isaiah 48:10
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10 Behold, I have refined you, (A)but not as silver;
(B)I have tried[a] you in the furnace of affliction.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:10 Or I have chosen
Zechariah 13:9
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9 And (A)I will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
(B)They will call upon my name,
and (C)I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
1 Peter 4:12
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Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at (A)the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 so that (A)the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes (B)though it is tested by (C)fire—may be found to result in (D)praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Hosea 11:8-9
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8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
(A)How can I make you (B)like Admah?
How can I treat you (C)like Zeboiim?
(D)My heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.
9 I will not execute my burning anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim;
(E)for I am God and not a man,
(F)the Holy One in your midst,
and I will not come in wrath.[a]
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:9 Or into the city
Ezekiel 22:18-22
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18 (A)“Son of man, the house of Israel has become (B)dross to me; all of them are (C)bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are (D)dross of silver. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As one gathers silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into a furnace, (E)to blow the fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you (F)in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you. 21 I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it. 22 As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the Lord; (G)I have poured out my wrath upon you.”
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Jeremiah 6:29-30
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29 The (A)bellows blow fiercely;
the lead is consumed by the fire;
(B)in vain the refining goes on,
for the wicked are not removed.
30 (C)Rejected silver they are called,
for the Lord has rejected them.”
Hosea 6:4-5
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4 What shall I do with you, (A)O (B)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O (C)Judah?
Your love is (D)like a morning cloud,
(E)like the dew that goes early away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have slain them (F)by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
Ezekiel 26:11-12
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11 With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. 12 They will plunder (A)your riches and loot (B)your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and (C)soil they will cast into the midst of the waters.
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Jeremiah 31:20
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20 (A)Is Ephraim my dear son?
(B)Is he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
(C)Therefore my heart[a] yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:20 Hebrew bowels
2 Chronicles 36:15
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15 The Lord, the God of their fathers, (A)sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
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Zechariah 1:14-16
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14 So (A)the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: (B)I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. 15 (C)And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are (D)at ease; (E)for while I was angry but a little, (F)they furthered the disaster. 16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, (G)I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; (H)my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and (I)the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.
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