הִנֵּ֥ה צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א בְכָ֑סֶף בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ בְּכ֥וּר עֹֽנִי׃
看哪,我熬煉了你,卻不像熬煉銀子那樣;我為你揀選了苦難的熔爐。
Rashi
but not as silver [lit. but not with silver.] Not with the fire of Gehinnom, as silver is refined through fire.
Rashi
I have chosen for you Heb. בְּחַרְתִּיךָ. I have chosen for you the crucible of poverty as opposed to the crucible of fire. A crucible (כּוּר) is a vessel in which they melt silver and gold.