this therefore

Isaiah 1:24, 25
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: "Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies. . . .

Isaiah 4:4
when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

Isaiah 48:10
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Psalm 119:67, 71
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. . . .

Proverbs 20:30
Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

Ezekiel 20:38
And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'

Ezekiel 24:13
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

Daniel 11:35
Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

Matthew 3:2, 3
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." . . .

1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

Hebrews 12:6, 9-11
For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son." . . .

when

2 Kings 25:9, 13-17
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem--every significant building. . . .

2 Chronicles 36:19
Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed everything of value.

Ezra 3:2, 3
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God. . . .

Ezekiel 11:18
When they return to it, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.

Ezekiel 24:11-14
Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed. . . .

the groves

Isaiah 1:29
Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.

Isaiah 2:12-21
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted--it will be humbled-- . . .

Isaiah 17:8
They will not look to the altars they have made with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.

Hosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a green cypress tree; your fruit comes from Me.

Micah 5:13, 14
I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands. . . .

Zechariah 13:2
And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.

images.

2 Chronicles 14:5
He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.

2 Chronicles 34:4
Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.