NLT
KJV
7. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
ASV
7. Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
ESV
7. 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?
ERVEN
7. So the Lord All-Powerful says, "A worker heats metal in a fire to test to see if it is pure. I will test the people of Judah like that. I have no other choice. My people have sinned.
WEB
7. Therefore thus says Yahweh of Hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
NET
7. Therefore the LORD who rules over all says, "I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
NLV
7. So the Lord of All says, "See, I will make them pure and test them. For what else can I do with My people?
HCSB
7. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I am about to refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of My dear people?
YLT
7. Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am refining them, and have tried them, For how do I do because of the daughter of My people?
LITV
7. For this reason, so says Jehovah of Hosts, Behold, I will refine them and test them. For what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
RV
7. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how {cf15i else} should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
NCV
7. So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: "I will test the people of Judah as a person tests metal in a fire. I have no other choice, because my people have sinned.
MKJV
7. Therefore so says Jehovah of Hosts, Behold, I will melt them and try them; for what else can I do for the daughter of My people?
AKJV
7. Therefore thus said the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
LXXEN
7. Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do thus because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.
KJV
7. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
AMP
7. Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will melt them [by the process of affliction to remove the dross] and test them, for how else should I deal with the daughter of My people?
KJVP
7. Therefore H3651 L-ADV thus H3541 saith H559 VQQ3MS the LORD H3068 EDS of hosts H6635 , Behold H2009 , I will melt H6884 them , and try H974 them ; for H3588 CONJ how H349 shall I do H6213 for M-CMP the daughter H1323 CFS of my people H5971 ?
YLT
7. Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am refining them, and have tried them, For how do I do because of the daughter of My people?
ASV
7. Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
WEB
7. Therefore thus says Yahweh of Hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
NASB
7. A murderous arrow is his tongue, his mouth utters deceit; He speaks cordially with his friends, but in his heart he lays an ambush!
ESV
7. 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?
RV
7. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how {cf15i else} should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
RSV
7. 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?
NKJV
7. Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will refine them and try them; For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
MKJV
7. Therefore so says Jehovah of Hosts, Behold, I will melt them and try them; for what else can I do for the daughter of My people?
AKJV
7. Therefore thus said the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
NRSV
7. Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: I will now refine and test them, for what else can I do with my sinful people?
NIV
7. Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says: "See, I will refine and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?
NIRV
7. So the Lord who rules over all says, "I will put them through the fire to test them. What else can I do? My people are so sinful!
NLT
7. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: "See, I will melt them down in a crucible and test them like metal. What else can I do with my people?
MSG
7. Therefore, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says: "Watch this! I'll melt them down and see what they're made of. What else can I do with a people this wicked?
GNB
7. Because of this the LORD Almighty says, "I will refine my people like metal and put them to the test. My people have done evil--- what else can I do with them?
NET
7. Therefore the LORD who rules over all says, "I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
ERVEN
7. So the Lord All-Powerful says, "A worker heats metal in a fire to test to see if it is pure. I will test the people of Judah like that. I have no other choice. My people have sinned.