Verse Comparison: Isaiah 48:10
American Standard Version
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Amplified® Bible
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried {and} chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
Contemporary English Version
I tested you in hard times just as silver is refined in a heated furnace.
Darby English Version
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Good News Bible
I have tested you in the fire of suffering, as silver is refined in a furnace. But I have found that you are worthless.
King James Version
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
New International Version
See, I have refined you, though not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
New King James Version
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Revised Standard Version
Behold, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have tried you 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.