Israel’s Stubbornness
Isaiah 48:10
In 11 translations
- BSB
- See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
- KJV
- Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.with…: or, for silver
- WEB
- Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
- ASV
- Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
- LSV
- Behold, I have refined you, and not with silver, || I have chosen you in a furnace of affliction.
- YLT
- Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.
- DBY
- Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
- DRC
- Behold I have refined thee, but not as silver, I have chosen thee in the furnace of poverty.
- GNV
- Behold, I haue fined thee, but not as siluer: I haue chosen thee in the fornace of affliction.
- JPS
- Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction.
- LXXE
- Behold, I have sold thee, but not for silver; but I have rescued thee from the furnace of affliction.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- הִנֵּ֥ה צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א בְכָ֑סֶף בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ בְּכ֥וּר עֹֽנִי׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἰδοὺ πέπρακά σε, οὐχ ἕνεκεν ἀργυρίου· ἐξειλάμην δέ σε ἐκ καμίνου πτωχείας·
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Psalms 66:10For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
- Hebrews 12:10–11Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it…
- 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Jeremiah 9:7Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
- Malachi 3:2–3But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons…
- Zechariah 13:8–9And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will…
- Deuteronomy 4:20Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
- Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Ezekiel 22:18–22“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver. Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you…
- Isaiah 1:25–26I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities. I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the…
- 1 Kings 8:51For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
- Ezekiel 20:38And 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.
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