Isaiah Chapter 48 verse 10 Holy Bible
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
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See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.
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Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
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Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
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Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
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Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.
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Isaiah 48 : 10 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - I have refined thee, but not with silver; rather, but not as silver (Cheyne). or, but not in the manner of silver (Delitzsch); i.e. not with the severity with which silver is refined (see Psalm 12:6). I have chosen thee; rather, I have tested thee. The furnace of affliction is here the Babylonian captivity. The object of the Captivity was to "test" and "refine," or purify God's people to a certain extent - not with extreme severity, but in such sort as to fit them to "bear his Name before the Gentiles" for another five hundred years.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) I have refined thee, but not with silver . . .--The meaning is obscure, and perhaps depends on some unknown process in ancient metallurgy. Commonly the refining of silver is taken as a parable of God's dealings with His people (Isaiah 1:25; Ezekiel 22:18-22; Malachi 3:3). Here the thought seems to be that the discipline had been less fierce than that of the refiner's fire. Silver was "purified seven times in the fire" (Psalm 12:6); but that would have brought about the destruction of Israel, and He sought to spare them.I have chosen thee.--Better, I have tested thee.