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

See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.

Ιδου, σε εκαθαρισα, πλην ουχι ως αργυρον· σε κατεστησα εκλεκτον εν τω χωνευτηριω της θλιψεως.

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