# Isaiah 48.10 **Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 8. Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 9. For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. > > **10. Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.** > > 11. For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another. 12. Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. (Isaiah 48:8-12, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 8. Yes, you didn’t hear; yes, you didn’t know; yes, from of old your ear was not opened: for I knew that you dealt very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb. 9. For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise I hold it back for you, so that I don’t cut you off. > > **10. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.** > > 11. For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another. 12. “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I am also the last. (Isaiah 48:8-12, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 8. Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 9. For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. > > **10. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. with: or, for silver** > > 11. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 12. Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. (Isaiah 48:8-12, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 8. Yea, thou hast not heard, Yea, thou hast not known, Yea, from that time not opened hath thine ear, For I have known thou dealest treacherously, And 'Transgressor from the belly,' One is crying to thee. 9. For My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off. > > **10. Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.** > > 11. For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do [it], For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not. 12. Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last; (Isaiah 48:8-12, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H0977 - bachar](/codex/h0977-bachar/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.