Isaiah 48:10 meaning and explanation

See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48:10, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking through Isaiah to the exiles in Babylon, a people who bear Israel's name but have been stubborn and rebellious from birth (verses 4 and 8). Refining silver means heating ore until the impurities burn away and the pure metal remains.

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