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Isaiah 48:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I tested you in hard times just as silver is refined in a heated furnace.

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Remember, they are the people you chose and rescued from Egypt that was like a blazing fire to them.

But he knows what I am doing, and when he tests me, I will be pure as gold.

Gold and silver are mined, then purified;

Our God, you tested us, just as silver is tested.

Silver and gold are tested by flames of fire; our thoughts are tested by the LORD.

There's only one-way that Israel's sin and guilt can be completely forgiven: they must crush the stones of every pagan altar and place of worship.

My commands haven't changed since I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, a nation that seemed like a blazing furnace where iron ore is melted. I told your ancestors that if they obeyed my commands, I would be their God, and they would be my people.

And so I will purify the hearts of my people just as gold is purified in a furnace. I have no other choice.

I will separate the sinful rebels from the rest of you, and even though I will bring them from the nations where they live in exile, they won't be allowed to return to Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

But you are the LORD's people, because he led you through fiery trials and rescued you from Egypt.

Your faith will be like gold that has been tested in a fire. And these trials will prove that your faith is worth much more than gold that can be destroyed. They will show that you will be given praise and honour and glory when Jesus Christ returns.

Dear friends, don't be surprised or shocked that you are going through testing that is like walking through fire.

I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your minds to turn away from your sins.




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