Behold — Although I will not cut thee off, yet I will put thee into the furnace. Silver — Which is kept in the furnace so long 'till all the dross be purged away, I will not deal so rigorously with thee; for then I should wholly consume thee. I will chuse — God had in a manner rejected Israel, and therefore it was necessary he should chuse and try this people a second time.
Related Commentaries of Isaiah 48:10
Isaiah 48:10
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.