Jeremiah 9:7

God's Word

This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will now refine them with fire and test them. What else can I do for my dear people?

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:26

So Absalom said, “If you won’t go, then please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked him.

2 Chronicles 36:15

The Lord God of their ancestors repeatedly sent messages through his messengers because he wanted to spare his people and his dwelling place.

Psalm 120:4

He will give you a warrior’s sharpened arrows and red-hot coals.

Psalm 55:22

Turn your burdens over to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble.

Psalm 62:5

Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, because my hope comes from him.

Isaiah 1:25

I will turn my power against you. I will remove your impurities with bleach. I will get rid of all your impurities.

Isaiah 48:10

I have refined you, but not like silver. I have tested you in the furnace of suffering.

Isaiah 59:3

Your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers are stained with sin. You speak lies, and you mutter wicked things.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child? Even though I have often spoken against him, I still think fondly of him. That is why my heart longs for him, and I will certainly have compassion on him,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:1

Walk around the streets of Jerusalem. Look around, and think about these things. Search the city squares. See if you can find anyone who does what is right and seeks the truth. Then I will forgive Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 6:27

“Jeremiah, I have put you in charge of testing and refining my people. You will know how to test their ways.

Hosea 4:1

Listen to the Lord’s word, you Israelites. The Lord has brought these charges against those who live in the land: “There is no faith, no love, and no knowledge of God in the land.

Zechariah 13:9

I will bring this third ⌞of the people⌟ through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined. I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people.’ They will reply, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”

Malachi 3:3

He will act like a refiner and a purifier of silver. He will purify Levi’s sons and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will bring acceptable offerings to the Lord.

1 Peter 1:7

The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again.

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, don’t be surprised by the fiery troubles that are coming in order to test you. Don’t feel as though something strange is happening to you,