Isaiah 48:10
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Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
In other translations
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Hebrew words
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