King James Version

Isaiah 48:10

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

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הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָtseraftikhacastצָרַףverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, a completed actionH6884to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…בְכָ֑סֶףvekhasefin moneyכֶּסֶףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbechartikhaacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “acceptable”, a completed actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.בְּכ֥וּרbekhurin furnace. Compare H3600כּוּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in furnace. Compare H3600”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3564a pot or furnace (as if excavated)furnace. Compare H3600 (כִּיר).עֹֽנִיoniafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Behold I have refined thee, but not as silver, I have chosen thee in the furnace of poverty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, I have sold thee, but not for silver; but I have rescued thee from the furnace of affliction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ πέπρακά σε, οὐχ ἕνεκεν ἀργυρίου· ἐξειλάμην δέ σε ἐκ καμίνου πτωχείας·