Verse 10

Isaiah 48:10

Free Bible Version

10 Look how I've refined you, but not like silver—I chose you in the furnace of trouble.

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 this, descendants of Jacob, called by the name of Israel, and who come from the lineage of... Focus ↗

2 You say you're from the “Holy City,” and claim you're trusting in the God (Elohim) of Israel, whose... Focus ↗

3 I predicted long ago what was going to happen—I said it and let people know. Then suddenly I decided... Focus ↗

4 I know how stubborn you are, with necks as unbending as iron and foreheads as hard as bronze. Focus ↗

5 I predicted these things to you long ago, before they happened. I explained them to you so that you... Focus ↗

6 You've heard all I predicted, and seen it happen. Won't you admit it? Now I'm going to tell you new... Focus ↗

7 These are brand-new, not something from the past. Before today you won't have heard anything about t... Focus ↗

8 No, you've never heard that, and you've never known that! Nobody's told you about that before! I kno... Focus ↗

9 But because of my nature I am delaying my punishment; and because of my reputation, I'm not going to... Focus ↗

10 Look how I've refined you, but not like silver—I chose you in the furnace of trouble.

11 The reason I'm doing this is because of who I am, yes, because of my very nature. I won't let my rep... Focus ↗

12 Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, the one I called. Only I am God (Elohim). I am the first, and I am... Focus ↗

13 I laid the foundations of the earth with my own hands; I personally spread out the heavens. When I c... Focus ↗

14 Everyone gather round and listen. Which of your “gods” told you anything like this? The one the Lord... Focus ↗

15 I myself have spoken. I have called him to do this, and he will be successful in what he does. Focus ↗

16 Come close to me, and listen to this. From the very beginning I haven't spoken in secret; I am alway... Focus ↗

17 This is what the Lord says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am the Lord your God (Elohim).... Focus ↗

18 If you had only listened carefully to what I told you! Then your blessings would have flowed like a... Focus ↗

19 Your children, your descendants, would have been like all those grains of sand. They wouldn't have h... Focus ↗

20 Leave Babylon! Run away from Babylonia with happy shouts! Let everyone know, telling the whole earth... Focus ↗

21 They weren't thirsty when he led them through the desert—he made water come out of the rock for them... Focus ↗

22 The wicked have no peace, says the Lord. Focus ↗

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