Jeremiah 6:29

Jeremiah 6:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
• New International Version (NIV)The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; The smelter refines in vain, For the wicked are not drawn off.

Context of Jeremiah 6:29

27“I [the Lord] have set you as an assayer [O Jeremiah] and as a tester [of the ore] of My people, That you may know and analyze their acts.” 28They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels, Going around spreading slander. They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron; They are all corrupt. The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; In vain they continue refining, But the wicked are not separated and removed. 30They call them rejected silver [only dross, without value], Because the Lord has rejected them.

Jeremiah 6:29 word by word

נָחַ֣ר מַפֻּ֔חַ מֵאֵ֖שׁ תַּ֣ם עֹפָ֑רֶת לַשָּׁוְא֙ צָרַ֣ף צָר֔וֹף וְרָעִ֖ים לֹ֥א נִתָּֽקוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The bellowsמַפֻּחַmappûach · bellowH4647
• are burnedחָרַרchârar · to scorchH2787
• the leadעֹפֶרֶת‛ôphereth ‛ôphereth · leadH5777
• is consumedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• of the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• of the fireאֶשָּׁה'eshshâh · fireH800
• the founderצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• in vainשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: vainH7723
• for the wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• are not plucked awayנָתַקnâthaq · to tearH5423

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:29

• Jeremiah 9:7Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, I will refine them [through suffering] and test them; For how else should I deal with the daughter of My people?
• Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests hearts.
• Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will listen and answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
• Malachi 3:2“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your faith], as though something strange or unusual were happening to you.
• Isaiah 49:4Then I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity (pride, uselessness); However My justice is with the Lord, And My reward is with My God.”
• Ezekiel 24:13In your filthiness are lewdness and outrage. Therefore I would have cleansed you, Yet you were not [willing to be] cleansed, You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again Until I have satisfied My wrath against you.
• Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me; Though the prophets call them to the One on high, None at all exalts Him.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:29

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered to purchase a license to go on in sin, they provoke God. The sins of God's professing people make them an easy prey to their enemies. They dare not show themselves. Saints may rejoice in hope of God's mercies, though they see them only in the promise: sinners must mourn for fear of God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29To reveal their evil, God increased the intensity of his judgment. However, no precious silver emerged; only the impurities of wickedness remained (Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. bellows ... burned--So intense a heat is made that the very bellows are almost set on fire. Rosenmuller translates not so well from a Hebrew root, "pant" or "snort," referring to the sound of the bellows blown hard. lead--employed to separate the baser metal from the silver, as quicksilver is now used. In other words, the utmost pains have been used to purify Israel in the furnace of affliction, but in vain (Jr 5:3; 1Pe 1:7). consumed of the fire--In…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 6:29

• Bellows
• Lead
• Silver

In the dictionaries

• Bellows
• Cruel
• Mount
• Refiner
• Reprobate
• Wallow
• Fire
• Jeremiah (2)
• Lead
• Refiner; Refining

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings