- and the fire:
- "To the lawª and to the testimony:ª if¹ they speakª° not¹ according to this¹ word,ª [it is] because¹ [there is] no¹ lightª in them." {Isa 8:20} + "Judgmentª also will I layª° to the line,ª and righteousnessª to the plummet:ª and the hailª shall sweep awayª° the refugeª of lies,ª and the watersª shall overflowª° the hiding place.ª" {Isa 28:17} + "[Is] not¹ my wordª likeª as a fire?ª saithª° the LORD;ª and like a hammerª [that] breakethª° the rockª in pieces?²°" {Jer 23:29} + "Because,¹ even because¹ they have seducedª°¹ my people,ª saying,ª° Peace;ª and [there was] no¹ peace;ª and one¹ built upª° a wall,ª and, lo,ª others daubedª° it with untemperedª [morter]: ... [To wit], the prophetsª of Israelª which prophesyª° concerning¹ Jerusalem,ª and which see²¹ visionsª of peaceª for her, and [there is] no¹ peace,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 13:10-16} + "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} + "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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