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# The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold
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This refers to how gold and silver are refined. A metal is refined by heating it to a high temperature so that it melts and the impurities may be removed. AT: "The crucible is used to refine silver and the furnace is used to refine gold" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# crucible
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a pot in which metals are melted at a very high temperature
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# Yahweh refines hearts
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This speaks of Yahweh testing people to help them stop being evil and foolish as if their hearts were a metal that Yahweh was refining to remove everything that is impure. AT: "Yahweh tests peoples' hearts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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