Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction. (with ver. 11): — We have a right to be made as pure as God can make us. This is our claim upon Him. He created us, and we have a right to demand that He should make out of us the best He can, and should do this refining work on the creatures He has called into being. It is His duty to burn up our dross, and bring out our full beauty and worth. Love demands that He should. (Mrs. H. W. Smith.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.WEB: Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction. |
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