25 I will also turn My hand against you,
And (A)smelt away your impurities as with lye;
And I will remove all your slag.

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25 I will turn my hand against you;[a](A)
    I will thoroughly purge(B) away your dross(C)
    and remove all your impurities.(D)

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  1. Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem

27 “I have (A)made you an assayer and an examiner among My people,
So that you may know and put their way to the test.”

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27 “I have made you a tester(A) of metals
    and my people the ore,
that you may observe
    and test their ways.

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And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will (A)purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may (B)present to the Lord [a]offerings in righteousness.

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  1. Malachi 3:3 Or grain offerings

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(A) he will purify(B) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(C) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(D)

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