Isaiah 48:10

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“See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”

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BSBPD

“See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 48:10 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 1 Kings 8:51For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
  3. Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
  4. Job 28:1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
  5. Psalms 66:10For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
  6. Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
  7. Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
  8. 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?
  9. 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.
  10. Ezekiel 22:18“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.
  11. Zechariah 13:8And in all the land,declares the LORD,two-thirds will be cut off and perish,but a third will be left in it.
  12. Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire;I will refine them like silverand test them like gold.They will call on My name,and I will answer them.I will say, ‘They are My people,’and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
  13. Malachi 3:2But 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.
  14. Hebrews 12:10Our 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

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