- I will:
- "The bellowsª are burned,ª° the leadª is consumedª° of the fire;ª²¹ the founderª° meltethª° in vain:ª for the wickedª are not¹ plucked away.ª° ... Reprobateª° silverª shall [men] callª° them, because¹ the LORDª hath rejectedª° them." {Jer 6:29-30} + "And I will turnª° my handª upon¹ thee, and purely²¹ purge awayª° thy dross,ª and take awayª° all¹ thy tin:ª" {Isa 1:25} + "Behold,¹ I have refinedª° thee, but not¹ with silver;ª I have chosenª° thee in the furnaceª of affliction.ª" {Isa 48:10} + "Sonª of man,ª the houseª of Israelª is to me become¹ dross:ª all¹ they [are] brass,ª and tin,ª and iron,ª and lead,ª in the midstª of the furnace;ª they are¹ [even] the drossª of silver.ª ... As silverª is meltedª in the midstª of the furnace,ª so¹ shall ye be meltedª° in the midstª thereof; and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have poured outª° my furyª upon¹ you." {Ezk 22:18-22} + "With the hoofsª of his horsesª shall he tread downª°¹ all¹ thy streets:ª he shall slayª° thy peopleª by the sword,ª and thy strongª garrisonsª shall go downª° to the ground.ª ... And they shall make a spoilª° of thy riches,ª and make a preyª° of thy merchandise:ª and they shall break downª° thy walls,ª and destroyª° thy pleasantª houses:ª and they shall layª° thy stonesª and thy timberª and thy dustª in the midstª of the water.ª" {Ezk 26:11-12} + "And I will bringª°¹ the third partª through the fire,ª and will refineª° them as¹ silverª is refined,ª° and will tryª° them as¹ goldª is tried:ª° they¹ shall callª° on my name,ª and I¹ will hearª° them: I will say,ª° It¹ [is] my people:ª and they¹ shall say,ª° The LORDª [is] my God.ª" {Zch 13:9} + "And he shall sitª° [as] a refinerª° and purifierª° of silver:ª and he shall purifyª°¹ the sonsª of Levi,ª and purgeª° them as goldª and silver,ª that they may offerª°¹ unto the LORDª an offeringª in righteousness.ª" {Mal 3:3} + "Thatª the¹ trialª of yourª faith,ª being muchª more preciousª than of goldª that perisheth,ª° thoughª² it be triedª° with¹ fire,ª might be foundª° untoª praiseª andª honourª andª gloryª atª the appearingª of Jesusª Christ:ª" {1Pe 1:7} + "Beloved,ª think it²° not² strangeª°¹ concerning the²¹ fiery trialª whichª¹ isª° to² tryª¹ you,ª asª though some strange thingª happenedª° unto you:ª" {1Pe 4:12}
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