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Zechariah 13:9

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And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
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From verse 9

  1. Psalms 50:15Rank 1 from verse 9
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  2. Jeremiah 29:11–12Rank 2 from verse 9
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    11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

    12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

  3. Acts 2:21Rank 3 from verse 9
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    21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  4. Isaiah 65:23–24Rank 4 from verse 9
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    23They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

    24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

  5. Isaiah 48:10Rank 5 from verse 9
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    10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

  6. 1 Peter 1:6–7Rank 6 from verse 9
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    6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

    7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

  7. Psalms 34:15–19Rank 7 from verse 9
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    15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

    16The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

    17The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

    18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

  8. Psalms 91:15Rank 8 from verse 9
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    15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  9. 1 Peter 4:12Rank 9 from verse 9
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    12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

  10. Revelation 21:7Rank 10 from verse 9
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    7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

  11. Jeremiah 30:22Rank 11 from verse 9
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    22And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

  12. Isaiah 43:2Rank 12 from verse 9
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    2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  13. James 1:12Rank 13 from verse 9
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    12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  14. Deuteronomy 26:17–19Rank 14 from verse 9
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    17Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

    18And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

    19And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.

  15. Psalms 66:10–12Rank 15 from verse 9
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    10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

    11Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

    12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

  16. Hosea 2:21–23Rank 16 from verse 9
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    21And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

    22And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.

    23And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

  17. Zechariah 10:6Rank 17 from verse 9
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    6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.

  18. Malachi 3:2–3Rank 18 from verse 9
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    2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

    3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

  19. Hebrews 8:10Rank 19 from verse 9
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    10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

  20. Job 23:10Rank 20 from verse 9
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    10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

  21. Isaiah 58:9Rank 21 from verse 9
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    9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

  22. Jeremiah 31:33Rank 22 from verse 9
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    33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  23. Leviticus 26:12Rank 23 from verse 9
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    12And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

  24. Zechariah 8:8Rank 24 from verse 9
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    8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

  25. Matthew 22:29–32Rank 25 from verse 9
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    29Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

    30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

    31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

    32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  26. Romans 10:12–14Rank 26 from verse 9
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    12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

    13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

    14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

  27. Proverbs 17:3Rank 27 from verse 9
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    3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

  28. Revelation 21:3–4Rank 28 from verse 9
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    3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

    4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  29. Joel 2:32Rank 29 from verse 9
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    32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

  30. Psalms 144:15Rank 30 from verse 9
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    15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

  31. Zechariah 12:10Rank 31 from verse 9
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    10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

  32. 1 Corinthians 3:11–13Rank 32 from verse 9
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    11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

    12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

    13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.

  33. Ezekiel 36:28Rank 33 from verse 9
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    28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

  34. Ezekiel 37:27Rank 34 from verse 9
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    27My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  35. Ezekiel 11:20Rank 35 from verse 9
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    20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

  36. Isaiah 44:1–6Rank 36 from verse 9
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    1YET now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

    2Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

    3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

    4And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

    5One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

    6Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

  37. Leviticus 26:44–45Rank 37 from verse 9
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    44And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God.

    45But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.

  38. Jeremiah 32:38Rank 38 from verse 9
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    38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

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Zechariah 13:9

COMBINED MEANING

part

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Sense 1: A portion or division of a whole. Sense 2: To divide, separate, depart, or share.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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silver

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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

refined

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of refine, meaning to purify as metal is purified.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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try

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Sense 1: To examine, test, prove, search, or discern. Sense 2: To refine or prove by fire so that quality is made manifest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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13:8And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

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14:1BEHOLD, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

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