Isaiah 48:10

48:9 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.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. with: or, for silver

KJV

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

48:11 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.

What does Isaiah 48:10 mean?

Isaiah 48:10 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צָרַף (tsâraph), כֶּסֶף (keçeph), בָּחַר (bâchar). It connects to 16 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Behold,

have

refinedצָרַףtsâraph/tsaw-raf'/H6884to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)

thee,

but

not

with

silver;כֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

have

chosenבָּחַרbâchar/baw-khar'/H977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

thee

the

furnaceכּוּרkûwr/koor/H3564a pot or furnace (as if excavated)

affliction.עֳנִיʻŏnîy/on-ee'/H6040depression, i.e. misery

with:

or,

for

silver

Commentary on Isaiah 48:10

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 48:10

of men: The wicked, that are the troublers of a land, ought to be punished, for the preventing and turning away of those national judgments which otherwise will be inflicted and in which even the righteous are many times involved. Thus when Achan was stoned he was a ransom for the camp of righteous Israel; and the seven sons of Saul, when they were hanged, were a ransom for the kingdom of righteous David. 2. What is often done by the providence of God: The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead, and so seems as if he were a ransom for him, ch. xi. 8 . God will rather leave many wicked people to be cut off than abandon his own people. I will give men for thee, Isa. xliii. 3, 4 . 19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. Note, 1. Unbridled passions embitter and spoil the com

Cross-references

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Psalms 23:5

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Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. good: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too

Ecclesiastes 10:19

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Isaiah 10:22

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For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. desolate: Heb. desolations

Jeremiah 41:8

But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

Matthew 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:20

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Matthew 25:3

They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Matthew 25:4

But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

Matthew 25:8

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. gone out: or, going out

Luke 6:45

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

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And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

Luke 16:1

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

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What does Isaiah 48:10 say?

Isaiah 48:10 (King James Version) reads: "Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. with: or, for silver"

Is Isaiah 48:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 48:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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