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Isaiah 17:8
They will not look to the altars they made with their hands or to the Asherahs and shrines they made with their fingers.
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Romans 11:27
And this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins.
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Daniel 11:35
Some of those who have insight will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and cleansed until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
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Isaiah 48:10
Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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Isaiah 2:12-21
For a day belonging to the LORD of Armies is coming against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up— it will be humbled—against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,against all the high mountains, against all the lofty hills,against every high tower, against every fortified wall,against every ship of Tarshish, and against every splendid sea vessel.The pride of mankind will be brought low, and human loftiness will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted on that day.The worthless idols will vanish completely.People will go into caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from his majestic splendor, when he rises to terrify the earth.On that day people will throw their worthless idols of silver and gold, which they made to worship, to the moles and the bats.They will go into the caves of the rocks and the crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from his majestic splendor, when he rises to terrify the earth.
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Micah 5:13-14
I will remove your carved images and sacred pillars from you so that you will no longer worship the work of your hands.I will pull up the Asherah poles from among you and demolish your cities.
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2 Chronicles 14 5
He also removed the high places and the shrines from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom experienced peace under him.
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2 Kings 25 13-2 Kings 25 17
Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars of the LORD’s temple, the water carts, and the bronze basin, which were in the LORD’s temple, and carried the bronze to Babylon.They also took the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the bronze articles used in the priests’ service.The captain of the guards took away the firepans and sprinkling basins— whatever was gold or silver.As for the two pillars, the one basin, and the water carts that Solomon had made for the LORD’s temple, the weight of the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure.One pillar was twenty-seven feet tall and had a bronze capital on top of it. The capital, encircled by a grating and pomegranates of bronze, stood five feet high. The second pillar was the same, with its own grating.
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Zechariah 13:2
On that day”— this is the declaration of the LORD of Armies—“ I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will banish the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
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Isaiah 4:4
when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning.
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Hosea 14:8
Ephraim, why should I have anything more to do with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing pine tree; your fruit comes from me.
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2 Kings 25 9
He burned the LORD’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
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Ezekiel 24:11-14
Set the empty pot on its coals so that it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt inside it; its corrosion will be consumed.It has frustrated every effort; its thick corrosion will not come off. Into the fire with its corrosion!Because of the depravity of your uncleanness— since I tried to purify you, but you would not be purified from your uncleanness— you will not be pure again until I have satisfied my wrath on you.I, the LORD, have spoken. It is coming, and I will do it! I will not refrain, I will not show pity, and I will not relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.’”
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2 Chronicles 34 4
Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he chopped down the shrines that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
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Malachi 3:2-3
But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will be able to stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s bleach.He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.
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Ezra 3:2-3
Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brothers began to build the altar of Israel’s God in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.They set up the altar on its foundation and offered burnt offerings for the morning and evening on it to the LORD even though they feared the surrounding peoples.
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Isaiah 1:29
Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you desired, and you will be embarrassed because of the garden shrines you have chosen.
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Psalms 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn your statutes.
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Hebrews 12:9-11
Furthermore, we had human fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but he does it for our benefit, so that we can share his holiness.No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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Exodus 34:13
Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.
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Ezekiel 11:18
“ When they arrive there, they will remove all its abhorrent acts and detestable practices from it.
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Proverbs 20:30
Lashes and wounds purge away evil, and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.
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Psalms 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
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Hebrews 12:6
for the Lord disciplines the one he loves and punishes every son he receives.
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Ezekiel 20:38
I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against me. I will bring them out of the land where they live as foreign residents, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 36 19
Then the Chaldeans burned God’s temple. They tore down Jerusalem’s wall, burned all its palaces, and destroyed all its valuable articles.
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Isaiah 1:24-25
Therefore the Lord GOD of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, declares:“ Ah, I will get even with my foes; I will take revenge against my enemies.I will turn my hand against you and will burn away your dross completely; I will remove all your impurities.
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1 Corinthians 11 32
but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world.