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Isaiah 48:10

Trials and adversityPuritySuffering

8 You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.

9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.

See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

11 For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.

12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

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BSB
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
KJV
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
WEB
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
ASV
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
DARBY
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
BLB
Behold, I have refined you, and not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
ÅB
Se, jeg renser deg, men ikke som sølv[^3]; jeg prøver deg i lidelsens ovn[^4].
OTB
Se, Jeg har renset deg, men ikke som sølv blir renset; Jeg har prøvd deg i lidelsens ovn.
B1930
Se, jeg renser dig, men ikke som sølv; jeg prøver dig i lidelsens ovn. / < ikke så strengt som sølv; SLM 12, 7.> / < d.e. ved hårde tuktelser, uten å utrydde dig; OSP 17, 3. 1PE 1, 7.>

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 4:12

    Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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  • Proverbs 17:3

    A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

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  • Job 23:10

    Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

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  • Hebrews 12:10–11

    Our 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.

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  • Psalms 66:10

    For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

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  • 1 Peter 1:7

    so 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.

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  • Jeremiah 9:7

    Therefore 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?

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  • Malachi 3:2–3

    But 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.

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