(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
Isaiah 48:10 - American Standard Version 2015 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried and chosen you in the furnace of affliction. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Common English Bible See, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have tested you in the furnace of misery. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I have refined you, but not like silver. I have chosen you for the furnace of poverty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver: I have chosen thee in the furnace of poverty. |
(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
But he knoweth the way that I take;\par\tab When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Surely there is a mine for silver,\par\tab And a place for gold which they refine.
For thou, O God, hast proved us:\par\tab Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;\par\tab But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, {\i so that} the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more.
which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God;
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how {\i else} should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
But Jehovah hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.
that the proof of your faith, {\i being} more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.