Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have sold thee, but not for silver; but I have rescued thee from the furnace of affliction.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 thine inheritance, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron.
Job 28:1For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes, 1 And a place for the gold, whence it is refined. 1
Proverbs 17:3As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, 1 So are choice hearts with the Lord. 1
Jeremiah 9:7Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor, but in himself retains enmity.
Ezekiel 22:18Son of man, behold, the house of Israel are all become to me as it were mixed with brass, and iron, and tin, and lead; they are mixed up in the midst of silver.
Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and I will try them as silver is tried, and I will prove them as gold is proved: they shall call upon my name, and I will hear them, and say, This is 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 →