Behold, I have refined you – This refers to the Jews in their afflictions and captivity in Babylon. It states one purpose He had in view i…

I have refined you, but not with silver ... —The meaning is obscure, and perhaps depends on some unknown process in ancie…

You sinful one, yet one of his own children, he will refine you again and again, and he will glorify himself by saving you.

Lo, I have tried thee. The Lord shows that He exercises such moderation in chastising His people that He makes provision for their salvati…

Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver
But it is not usual to refine with silver; not silver with silver, nor any oth…

We ourselves have nothing to plead with God as a reason for Him to show mercy on us. It is for His praise, to the honor of His mercy, to spare.

1. Hear these things, O house of Jacob. Here he promises the liberation of the people. This is divided into two parts.

   In th…