Jer 9:7, 1Pe 1:6-7 | ESV | STEP | Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts : Behold , I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do , because of my people ?

a Isa. 1:25

b ch. 6:27

c[See ch. 8:21 above]

d James 1:2; [ch. 4:12]

e James 1:3

f Job 23:10; Ps. 66:10; Prov. 17:3; Isa. 48:10

g 1 Cor. 3:13

h Rom. 2:7, 10; 1 Cor. 4:5; [2 Thess. 1:7-12]

Jeremiah 9:7

7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Behold, ^aI will refine them and ^btest them,
for what else can I do, ^cbecause of my people?

1 Peter 1:6-7

6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by ^dvarious trials, 7 so that ^ethe tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes ^fthough it is tested by ^gfire—may be found to result in ^hpraise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.