See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to yo
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may sh
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may resul
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like
And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.
Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, a
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace;
And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell
I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.