Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Look, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction.
New American Standard Bible
I have tested you in the
King James Version
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Holman Bible
I have tested
A Conservative Version
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver. I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
American Standard Version
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Amplified
“Indeed, I have refined you, but not as
I have tested and chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
Bible in Basic English
See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.
Darby Translation
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, I purified thee and not with silver; I chose thee in the furnace of affliction.
King James 2000
Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, I have purged thee, and not for money. I have chosen thee in the fire of poverty;
NET Bible
Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! I have refined thee, but not as silver, - I have tested thee, in a smelting-pot of affliction.
Webster
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
World English Bible
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.
Themes
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
Furnace » Figurative » Of affliction
Refining » Figurative » Of the corrective judgments of God
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 48:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel
9 I defer my anger for my name's sake, and as my first act I'm restraining it for you, so as not to cut you off. 10 Look, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction. 11 For my own sake Yes, for my own sake! I'm doing it; indeed, how can I be profaned? Furthermore, I won't give my glory to another."
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:20
For the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace out of Egypt to be the people of his inheritance, as you are today.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Look, I'm about to refine and test them. Because they're my people, what else can I do?
Job 23:10
Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold.
Psalm 66:10
For you, God, tested us, to purify us like fine silver.
Proverbs 17:3
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold but the LORD assays hearts.
Ezekiel 22:18-22
"Son of Man, Israel has become like dross to me. All of them are like remnants of bronze, tin, iron, and lead in a furnace the dross left over from smelting silver.
1 Peter 1:7
so that your genuine faith, which is more valuable than gold that perishes when tested by fire, may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus, the Messiah, is revealed.
1 Kings 8:51
"Show your compassion in the presence of those who have taken them captive, so they may show compassion on them, since they are your people and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from an iron fire furnace.
Isaiah 1:25-26
When I turn my attention to you, I'll refine your dross as in a furnace. I'll remove all your alloy.
Ezekiel 20:38
I'll eliminate the rebels among you, along with those who are transgressing against me. I'll bring them out of the land where you've lived, but they won't be able to enter the land of Israel. Then you'll know that I am the LORD."
Zechariah 13:8-9
It will come about in all of the land," declares the LORD, "that two thirds of the people living there will die, but a third will survive who live there.
Malachi 3:2-3
But who will survive the day when he comes? Or who can stand when he appears? Because he's like a refiner's fire and a launderer's soap,
Hebrews 12:10-11
For a short time they disciplined us as they thought best, but God does it for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.
1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Revelation 3:19
I correct and discipline those whom I love, so be serious and repent!