Verse 10

Isaiah 48:10

New Living Translation

10 I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.

Original Language Text

hebrew

הִנֵּ֥ה צְרַפְתִּ֖י/ךָ וְ/לֹ֣א בְ/כָ֑סֶף בְּחַרְתִּ֖י/ךָ בְּ/כ֥וּר עֹֽנִי

English Translation

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

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Chapter 48 Context

1 “Listen to me, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and born into the f... Focus ↗

2 even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God (Elohim) of Israe... Focus ↗

3 Long ago I told you what was going to happen. Then suddenly I took action, and all my predicti... Focus ↗

4 For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads... Focus ↗

5 That is why I told you what would happen; I told you beforehand what I was going to do. Then y... Focus ↗

6 You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled, but you refuse to admit it. Now I will... Focus ↗

7 They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’ Focus ↗

8 “Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, things you never heard of before. For I... Focus ↗

9 Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.... Focus ↗

10 I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of su...

11 I will rescue you for my sake — yes, for my own sake! I will not let my reputation be tarnishe... Focus ↗

12 “Listen to me, O family of Jacob, Israel my chosen one! I alone am God (Elohim), the First... Focus ↗

13 It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth, my right hand that spread out the heavens... Focus ↗

14 Have any of your idols ever told you this? Come, all of you, and listen: The LORD has chosen C... Focus ↗

15 “I have said it: I am calling Cyrus! I will send him on this errand and will help him succeed.<br... Focus ↗

16 Come closer, and listen to this. From the beginning I have told you plainly what would happen.”<b... Focus ↗

17 This is what the LORD says — your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God (E... Focus ↗

18 Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle riv... Focus ↗

19 Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore — too many to count! There... Focus ↗

20 Yet even now, be free from your captivity! Leave Babylon and the Babylonians. Sing out this me... Focus ↗

21 They were not thirsty when he led them through the desert. He divided the rock, and water g... Focus ↗

22 “But there is no peace for the wicked,” says the LORD. Focus ↗

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