Jeremiah 9:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And so I will purify the hearts of my people just as gold is purified in a furnace. I have no other choice.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:26

Absalom said, “If you won't go, at least let my brother Amnon come with us.” David asked, “Why should he go with you?”

2 Chronicles 36:15

But the LORD God felt sorry for his people, and instead of destroying the temple, he sent prophets who warned the people over and over again about their sins.

Psalm 120:4

Your reward should be sharp and flaming arrows!

Psalm 55:22

Our LORD, we belong to you. We tell you what worries us, and you won't let us fall.

Psalm 62:5

Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.

Isaiah 1:25

I will punish you terribly and burn away everything that makes you unfit to worship me.

Isaiah 48:10

I tested you in hard times just as silver is refined in a heated furnace.

Isaiah 59:3

Your talk is filled with lies and plans for violence; every finger on your hands is covered with blood.

Jeremiah 31:20

People of Israel, you are my own dear children. Don't I love you best of all? Though I often make threats, I want you to be near me, so I will have mercy on you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 5:1

“Search Jerusalem for honest people who try to be faithful. If you can find even one, I'll forgive the whole city.

Jeremiah 6:27

Jeremiah, test my people as though they were metal.

Hosea 4:1

Israel, listen as the LORD accuses everyone in the land! No one is faithful or loyal or truly cares about God.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “You are my people,” and they will reply, “You, LORD, are our God!”

Malachi 3:3

The LORD will purify the descendants of Levi, as though they were gold or silver. Then they will bring the proper offerings to the LORD,

1 Peter 1:7

Your faith will be like gold that has been tested in a fire. And these trials will prove that your faith is worth much more than gold that can be destroyed. They will show that you will be given praise and honour and glory when Jesus Christ returns.

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, don't be surprised or shocked that you are going through testing that is like walking through fire.