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Isa. 48:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

Behold, I have refinedu thee, but not γwith silver; I have chosen thee in the furnacev of affliction.

Psa. 66:10• ¹⁰For thou hast proved us, O God,{HR}Thou hast assayed us as silver is assayed. (Psa. 66:10)

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Ezek. 22:20‑22• ²⁰As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
²¹Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
²²As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I Jehovah have poured out my fury upon you. (Ezek. 22:20‑22)

Zech. 13:9• ⁹And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. {i}They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.{/i} (Zech. 13:9)

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1 Peter 4:12• ¹²Beloved, be not surprised at the fire among you that cometh for your trial, as though a strange thing were happening to you; (1 Peter 4:12)

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I have refined.

Isa. 1:25‑26• ²⁵And I will turn my hand on thee and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy.
²⁶And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning after that shalt thou be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful town. (Isa. 1:25‑26)

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Job 23:10• ¹⁰But he knoweth the way, who is with me;{HR}He trieth me, as gold I come forth. (Job 23:10)

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Psa. 66:10• ¹⁰For thou hast proved us, O God,{HR}Thou hast assayed us as silver is assayed. (Psa. 66:10)

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Prov. 17:3• ³The crucible [is] for silver and the furnace for gold;{HR}But Jehovah trieth the hearts. (Prov. 17:3)

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Jer. 9:7• ⁷{i}Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else could I do for the daughter of my people?{/i} (Jer. 9:7)

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Ezek. 20:38• ³⁸and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. (Ezek. 20:38)

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Ezek. 22:18‑22• ¹⁸Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
¹⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
²⁰As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
²¹Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
²²As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I Jehovah have poured out my fury upon you. (Ezek. 22:18‑22)

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Zech. 13:8‑9• ⁸{i}And it shall come to pass in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.{/i}
⁹And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. {i}They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.{/i} (Zech. 13:8‑9)

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Mal. 3:2‑3• ²But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers’ soap:
³and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer them unto Jehovah an offering in righteousness. (Mal. 3:2‑3)

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Heb. 12:10‑11• ¹⁰For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit in order to the partaking of his holiness.
¹¹Now no chastisement for the time seemeth to be of joy but of grief; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit of righteousness to those that have been exercised thereby. (Heb. 12:10‑11)

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1 Peter 1:7• ⁷that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perisheth though proved by fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)

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1 Peter 4:12• ¹²Beloved, be not surprised at the fire among you that cometh for your trial, as though a strange thing were happening to you; (1 Peter 4:12)

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Rev. 3:19• ¹⁹I, as many as I love, rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)

with silver.

or, for silver.

I have chosen.

Deut. 4:20• ²⁰{i}But you hath Jehovah taken, and hath brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, that ye might be to him a people of inheritance, as it is this day.{/i} (Deut. 4:20)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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