8The LORD declares, "Throughout the land two-thirds will be cut off and die. Yet, one-third will be left in it. 9I 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.'"
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