Isaiah 27:9
By this Jacob's guilt will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruitage of the removal of his sin. When he makes all the altar stones to be like chalk stones crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing.
Isaiah 17:8
They will not have regard for the altars, the work of their hands, and they will not look to what their own fingers have made, either the sacred poles (Asherim) or the altars of incense.
Isaiah 48:10
I have been testing you for myself like silver. I have put you through the fire of trouble.
Daniel 11:35
Some of them who are wise (have insight) will fall. This will refine them, and purify them, and make them clean, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.
Exodus 34:13
Instead tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and cut down their Asherim.
2 Kings 25:9
He had the Temple of Jehovah, the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire.
2 Kings 25:13-17
The copper pillars in the Temple of Jehovah, and the wheeled bases, and the great copper water-vessel in the Temple of Jehovah were broken up by the Chaldaeans. They took the copper to Babylon.
2 Chronicles 14:5
He got rid of the illegal places of worship and destroyed the altars for incense in all the cities of Judah. The kingdom was at peace during his reign.
2 Chronicles 34:4
He tore down the altars of the Baal gods. He cut down the incense altars that were above them. He destroyed the Asherah poles, carved idols, and metal idols. He ground them into powder and scattered the powder over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.
2 Chronicles 36:19
He burned down the Temple and the city, with all its palaces and its wealth, and broke down the city wall.
Ezra 3:2-3
Then Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, with his brothers, got up and built the altar of the God of Israel for burned offerings. This was according to the Law of Moses, the man of God.
Psalm 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
Psalm 119:71
It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
Proverbs 20:30
It takes a painful experience to cleanse our hearts.
Isaiah 1:24-25
That is why Jehovah, Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, says: How horrible it will be when I take revenge on my opponents! I will avenge myself against my enemies.
Isaiah 1:29
You will be ashamed of the oaks that you wanted to worship. You will be embarrassed by the garden that you have chosen for your gods.
Isaiah 2:12-21
All who are proud will be humbled. Jehovah of Hosts will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited.
Isaiah 4:4
Jehovah will wash away the filth of the daughters (women) of Zion and purge the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning.
Ezekiel 11:18
When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.
Ezekiel 20:38
I will take away from among you those who are rebellious and sinful. I will take them out of the lands where they are living now, but I will not let them return to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.'
Ezekiel 24:11-14
Then set it empty on its coals so that it may be hot and its copper may glow and its filthiness may be melted in it. Let its rust be consumed.
Hosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress and fruit comes from me.
Micah 5:13-14
I will remove your graven images and your sacred pillars from you. You will no longer worship the work of your hands.
Zechariah 13:2
Jehovah of Hosts declared: I will remove the names of the idols from the land! They will no longer be remembered. I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to leave the land.
Malachi 3:2-3
Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? He is like a refiner's fire and like laundry soap (the lye of laundrymen).
Romans 11:27
For this is my covenant with them, when I shall take away their sins.
1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, Jehovah disciplines us, that we should not be destroyed (condemned) with the world. (Proverbs 3:11)
Hebrews 12:6
Jehovah disciplines those he loves. In fact he scourges every son (child) he receives.
Hebrews 12:9-11
Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh that corrected us, and we gave them respect. Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?