Verse 7
Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} Behold, I will melt{H6884} them, and try{H974} them; for how [else] should I do,{H6213} because{H6440} of the daughter{H1323} of my people?{H5971}
Referenced Verses
- Isa 1:25 : 25 and I will turn{H7725} my hand{H3027} upon thee, and thoroughly{H1253} purge away{H6884} thy dross,{H5509} and will take away{H5493} all thy tin;{H913}
- Jer 6:27 : 27 I have made{H5414} thee a trier{H969} [and] a fortress{H4013} among my people;{H5971} that thou mayest know{H3045} and try{H974} their way.{H1870}
- Mal 3:3 : 3 and he will sit{H3427} as a refiner{H6884} and purifier{H2891} of silver,{H3701} and he will purify{H2891} the sons{H1121} of Levi,{H3878} and refine{H2212} them as gold{H2091} and silver;{H3701} and they shall offer{H5066} unto Jehovah{H3068} offerings{H4503} in righteousness.{H6666}
- Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring{H935} the third part{H7992} into the fire,{H784} and will refine{H6884} them as silver{H3701} is refined,{H6884} and will try{H974} them as gold{H2091} is tried.{H974} They shall call{H7121} on my name,{H8034} and I will hear{H6030} them: I will say,{H559} It is my people;{H5971} and they shall say,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} is my God.{H430}
- Isa 48:10 : 10 Behold, I have refined{H6884} thee, but not as silver;{H3701} I have chosen{H977} thee in the furnace{H3564} of affliction.{H6040}
- Hos 11:8-9 : 8 How shall I give thee up,{H5414} Ephraim?{H669} [how] shall I cast{H4042} thee off, Israel?{H3478} how shall I make{H5414} thee as Admah?{H126} [how] shall I set{H7760} thee as Zeboiim?{H6636} my heart{H3820} is turned{H2015} within me, my compassions{H5150} are kindled{H3648} together.{H3162} 9 I will not execute{H6213} the fierceness{H2740} of mine anger,{H639} I will not return{H7725} to destroy{H7843} Ephraim:{H669} for I am God,{H410} and not man;{H376} the Holy One{H6918} in the midst{H7130} of thee; and I will not come{H935} in wrath.{H5892}
- 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 that{G2443} the proof{G1383} of your{G5216} faith,{G4102} [being] more{G4183} precious{G5093} than gold{G5553} that{G3588} perisheth{G622} though{G1161} it is proved{G1381} by{G1223} fire,{G4442} may be found{G2147} unto{G1519} praise{G1868} and{G2532} glory{G1391} and{G2532} honor{G5092} at{G1722} the revelation{G602} of Jesus{G2424} Christ:{G5547}
- 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Beloved,{G27} think it{G3579} not{G3361} strange{G3579} concerning{G5213} the fiery trial{G4451} among you, which{G1722} cometh upon you{G5213} to{G4314} prove{G3986} you,{G5213} as though a strange thing{G3581} happened{G4819} unto you:{G5213}
- Ezek 22:18-22 : 18 Son{H1121} of man,{H120} the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} is become dross{H5509} unto me: all of them are brass{H5178} and tin{H913} and iron{H1270} and lead,{H5777} in the midst{H8432} of the furnace;{H3564} they are the dross{H5509} of silver.{H3701} 19 Therefore thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Because ye are all become dross,{H5509} therefore, behold, I will gather{H6908} you into the midst{H8432} of Jerusalem.{H3389} 20 As they gather{H6910} silver{H3701} and brass{H5178} and iron{H1270} and lead{H5777} and tin{H913} into the midst{H8432} of the furnace,{H3564} to blow{H5301} the fire{H784} upon it, to melt{H5413} it; so will I gather{H6908} you in mine anger{H639} and in my wrath,{H2534} and I will lay{H3240} you there, and melt{H5413} you. 21 Yea, I will gather{H3664} you, and blow{H5301} upon you with the fire{H784} of my wrath,{H5678} and ye shall be melted{H5413} in the midst{H8432} thereof. 22 As silver{H3701} is melted{H2046} in the midst{H8432} of the furnace,{H3564} so shall ye be melted{H5413} in the midst{H8432} thereof; and ye shall know{H3045} that I, Jehovah,{H3068} have poured out{H8210} my wrath{H2534} upon you.
- Jer 6:29-30 : 29 The bellows{H4647} blow fiercely;{H2787} the lead{H5777} is consumed{H8552} of the fire:{H800} in vain{H7723} do they go{H6884} on refining;{H6884} for the wicked{H7451} are not plucked away.{H5423} 30 Refuse{H3988} silver{H3701} shall men call{H7121} them, because Jehovah{H3068} hath rejected{H3988} them.
- Jer 31:20 : 20 Is Ephraim{H669} my dear{H3357} son?{H1121} is he a darling{H8191} child?{H3206} for as often{H1767} as I speak{H1696} against him, I do earnestly{H2142} remember{H2142} him still: therefore my heart{H4578} yearneth{H1993} for him; I will surely{H7355} have mercy{H7355} upon him, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
- Ezek 26:11-12 : 11 With the hoofs{H6541} of his horses{H5483} shall he tread down{H7429} all thy streets;{H2351} he shall slay{H2026} thy people{H5971} with the sword;{H2719} and the pillars{H4676} of thy strength{H5797} shall go down{H3381} to the ground.{H776} 12 And they shall make a spoil{H7997} of thy riches,{H2428} and make a prey{H962} of thy merchandise;{H7404} and they shall break down{H2040} thy walls,{H2346} and destroy{H5422} thy pleasant{H2532} houses;{H1004} and they shall lay{H7760} thy stones{H68} and thy timber{H6086} and thy dust{H6083} in the midst{H8432} of the waters.{H4325}
- Hos 6:4-5 : 4 O Ephraim,{H669} what shall I do{H6213} unto thee? O Judah,{H3063} what shall I do{H6213} unto thee? for your goodness{H2617} is as a morning{H1242} cloud,{H6051} and as the dew{H2919} that goeth early{H7925} away.{H1980} 5 Therefore have I hewed{H2672} them by the prophets;{H5030} I have slain{H2026} them by the words{H561} of my mouth:{H6310} and thy judgments{H4941} are [as] the light{H216} that goeth forth.{H3318}
- 2 Chr 36:15 : 15 And Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of their fathers,{H1} sent{H7971} to them by{H3027} his messengers,{H4397} rising up early{H7925} and sending,{H7971} because he had compassion{H2550} on his people,{H5971} and on his dwelling-place:{H4583}
- Zech 1:14-16 : 14 So the angel{H4397} that talked{H1696} with me said{H559} unto me, Cry{H7121} thou, saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts:{H6635} I am jealous{H7065} for Jerusalem{H3389} and for Zion{H6726} with a great{H1419} jealousy.{H7068} 15 And I am very{H1419} sore{H7110} displeased{H7107} with the nations{H1471} that are at ease;{H7600} for I was but a little{H4592} displeased,{H7107} and they helped{H5826} forward the affliction.{H7451} 16 Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} I am returned{H7725} to Jerusalem{H3389} with mercies;{H7356} my house{H1004} shall be built{H1129} in it, saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and a line{H6957} shall be stretched forth{H5186} over Jerusalem.{H3389}