Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Dross » Figurative
Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
Thy silver hath become dross, Thy drink polluted with water.
The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been, Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem,
Heart » The heart of the wicked
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going. And lo, thou art to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
And they remember that God is their rock, And God Most High their redeemer. And -- they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
and he answering said to them -- 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;
Silver » Refining of
And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it is,' And it saith, 'Jehovah is my God!'
And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness.
A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been, Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem, A gathering of silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Unto the midst of a furnace -- to blow on it fire, to melt it, So do I gather in Mine anger and in My fury, And I have let rest, and have melted you. read more.
And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst. As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, I have poured out My fury upon you.'
And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst. As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, I have poured out My fury upon you.'
The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away. 'Silver rejected,' they have called to them, For Jehovah hath kicked against them!
Silver » Dross from
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
Speech/communication » Burning lips
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
Wicked people » Compared with » Potsherds
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Potsherds
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going. And lo, thou art to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
And they remember that God is their rock, And God Most High their redeemer. And -- they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
and he answering said to them -- 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going. And lo, thou art to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
And they remember that God is their rock, And God Most High their redeemer. And -- they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
and he answering said to them -- 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;