Isaiah 48:10
Behold I have refined thee, but not as silver, I have chosen thee in the furnace of poverty.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 8:51For they are thy people, and thy inheritance, whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron.
Job 28:1Silver hath beginnings of its veins, and gold hath a place wherein it is melted.
Proverbs 17:3As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
Jeremiah 9:7Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will melt, and try them: for what else shall I do before the daughter of my people?
Ezekiel 22:18Son of man, the house of Israel is become dress to me: all these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dress of silver.
Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined: and I will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say: Thou art my people: and they shall say: The Lord is my God.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:10-16
Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13 Mine hand also hath… Read the whole commentary →