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Jeremiah 6:29

Judgment

27 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.

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

30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath 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

    The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

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  • Isaiah 49:4

    Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.

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  • 1 Peter 4:12

    Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

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  • Zechariah 13:9

    And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

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  • Ezekiel 24:13

    In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

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  • Hosea 11:7

    And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

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  • Malachi 3:2–3

    But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

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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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