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The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold
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. Alternate translation: "The crucible is used to refine silver and the furnace is used to refine gold" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
crucible
a pot in which metals are melted at a very high temperature
Yahweh tests hearts
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. Alternate translation: "Yahweh tests people's hearts" or "Yahweh refines people's hearts" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)