Jeremiah 9:7
Thus says Jehovah of Hosts: Behold, I will refine them and assay them. What else can I do, because of the daughter of my people?
Isaiah 1:25
I will turn my power against you (turn the back of my hand upon you). I will remove your impurities with bleach. I will get rid of all your worthless qualities.
Jeremiah 6:27
I have made you an assayer and a tester among my people. You will know and assay their course of life.
Malachi 3:3
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. He will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer to Jehovah offerings in righteousness.
2 Chronicles 36:15
Jehovah the God of their ancestors repeatedly sent messages through his prophets because he wanted to spare his people and his dwelling place.
Isaiah 48:10
I have been testing you for myself like silver. I have put you through the fire of trouble.
Jeremiah 6:29-30
The bellows blow fiercely and the fire consumes the lead. The refining goes on in vain, but the wicked are not separated.
Jeremiah 31:20
Ephraim, O Ephraim my dear delightful son! Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him. My heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him, declares Jehovah.
Ezekiel 22:18-22
Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead in the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
Ezekiel 26:11-12
The hoofs of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slay your people with the sword and your strong pillars will come down to the ground.
Hosea 6:4-5
What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.
Hosea 11:8-9
How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me. All my compassion is aroused.
Zechariah 1:14-16
The angel said: Call out, say, this is what Jehovah of Hosts has said: 'I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with intense ardor.
Zechariah 13:9
I will bring the third part into the fire. I will refine them, as silver is refined, and I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say: 'It is my people!' They will say: 'Jehovah is my God!'
1 Peter 1:7
The proof of your faith is more precious than gold that perishes. Though it is tested by fire, it may be found in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved ones do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, for it comes upon you like a test, as though some strange thing were happening to you.