Isaiah 48:10

10 See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48:10 in Other Translations

KJV
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
ESV
10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.
NLT
10 I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.
MSG
10 Do you see what I've done? I've refined you, but not without fire. I've tested you like silver in the furnace of affliction.
CSB
10 Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48:10 In-Context

8 You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.
9 For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.
10 See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.
12 “Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Isaiah 1:25; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:3; 1 Peter 1:7
  • 2. S Exodus 15:25
  • 3. S Exodus 1:13; S 1 Kings 8:51
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