Isaiah 48:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”
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“See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 48:10 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 8:51For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
- Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Job 28:1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
- Psalms 66:10For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
- Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.’”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
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