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General Information:
Yahweh is speaking to Jeremiah. God speaks of the people of Israel being very sinful as if they were silver that was full of impurities. God speaks of punishing Israel to make them stop sinning as if he were boiling silver and lead in a hot fire in order to remove the impurities from the silver. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
one who tests my people like one would test metal
Yahweh compares Jeremiah testing his people to a person who tests metal to see how good it is. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
their ways
"their behavior" or "how they live"