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You neither heard nor knew;
    knowledge of them never reached your ears before now.
For I knew how treacherous you are
    and that from your birth you were rebellious.
For the sake of my name I will restrain my anger;
    for the sake of my honor I will be patient with you
    lest I should be tempted to destroy you.
10 See, I have tested you,
    but not in the manner that silver is tested;
    I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

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You have neither heard nor understood;(A)
    from of old your ears(B) have not been open.
Well do I know how treacherous(C) you are;
    you were called a rebel(D) from birth.
For my own name’s sake(E) I delay my wrath;(F)
    for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you,
    so as not to destroy you completely.(G)
10 See, I have refined(H) you, though not as silver;
    I have tested(I) you in the furnace(J) of affliction.

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