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Jeremiah 6:27

Judgment

25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

26 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.

28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.
KJV
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
WEB
“I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way.
ASV
I have made thee a trier [and] a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.
DARBY
I have set thee among my people as an assayer, a fortress, that thou mayest know and try their way.
BLB
“I have appointed you an examiner among My people like ore, that you may know and examine their way.
ÅB
Til en prøver har jeg satt deg blant mitt folk, til en fast borg, for at du skal kjenne og prøve deres vei.
OTB
‘Jeg har gjort deg til en tester av metaller og mitt folk til malmen, så du kan observere og undersøke deres veier.
B1930
Til en prøver har jeg satt dig blandt mitt folk, til en fast borg, forat du skal kjenne og prøve deres vei.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 1:18

    For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

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  • Jeremiah 15:20

    And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 9:7

    Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

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  • Ezekiel 3:8–10

    Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

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  • Ezekiel 20:4

    Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

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  • Ezekiel 22:2

    Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.

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