7
Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts,
"Behold, I will refine them and aassay them; For bwhat else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
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Isaiah 1:25, Jeremiah 6:27, Malachi 3:3
Isaiah 1
25
"I will also turn My hand against you, And will asmelt away your dross as with lye And will remove all your alloy.
Jeremiah 6
27
"I have amade you an assayer and a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way."
Malachi 3
3
"He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will apurify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may bpresent to the Lord offerings in righteousness.
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