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Jeremiah 6:29

Judgment

27 “I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.

28 All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.

The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.

30 They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”

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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
The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
KJV
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
WEB
The bellows blow fiercely. The lead is consumed in the fire. In vain they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.
ASV
The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
DARBY
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; they have melted, and melted in vain; and the bad are not plucked away.
BLB
The bellows are burned; by the fire, the lead; in vain has a refiner refined, and the wicked have not been drawn away.
ÅB
Blåsebelgen er brent opp av ilden, blyet er fortært; forgjeves har de smeltet og smeltet, og de onde er ikke skilt ut.
OTB
Belgene blåser kraftig for å fjerne blyet med ild, men raffineringen er forgjeves; de onde blir ikke fjernet.
B1930
Blåsebelgen er opbrent av ilden, blyet er fortært; forgjeves har de smeltet og smeltet, og de onde er ikke skilt ut.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 17:3

    A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

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  • Isaiah 49:4

    But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”

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  • 1 Peter 4:12

    Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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  • Zechariah 13:9

    This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

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  • Ezekiel 24:13

    Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

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  • Hosea 11:7

    My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

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  • Malachi 3:2–3

    But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

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  • Jeremiah 9:7

    Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?

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