Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.This verse in the real world
In what words
- כּוּרkûwra pot or furnace (as if excavated)
- צָרַףtsâraphto fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
- בָּחַרbâcharproperly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.