Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace;
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
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
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may resul