Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 48:10

10. Behold, I have refined thee , but not with silver , I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Or, I will refine thee. Although I will not cut thee off, or utterly destroy thee, as I now said, yet I will put thee into the Furnace, not to consume thee, but to purifie thee from that dross which cleaveth to thee, and needs such afflictions to purge it away.

Or, not among Silver: Or, not as Silver, which is put into, and kept in the Furnace so long till all the dross he purged away from it. I will not deal so rigorously with thee; for then I should wholly consume thee: in judgment I will remember mercy.

Or, I will chuse thee: Or, I will yet chuse thee, as it is expressed Isa. 14. 1. Zech. 1. 17. Or, I will chuse thee again, as Zech. 2. 12. For it must be considered, that God had in a manner rejected Israel, when he sent them into Captivity, and given her a bill of divorce, as he saith, Ier. 3. 8. see also Isa. 50. 1. and therefore it was necessary that God should chuse this people a second time, that they might be betrothed to him again, as is expressed and promised, Hos. 2. 19, 20. This seems to me the true sence; although it may be thus understood, I will chuse thee, i. e. I will manifest by my carriage to thee that I have chosen thee: Or, that thou art my chosen People. Things being oft said to be done when they are manifested, as was observed on ver. 7.

Marginal references: Or, for sil[illegible: 1+ letters]er.