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

27I have made thee a trier and a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way. 28They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. 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. 30Refuse silver shall men call them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.

Jeremiah 6:29 word by word

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

• leadעֹפֶרֶת‛ôphereth ‛ôphereth · leadH5777
• refiningצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• awayנָתַקnâthaq · to tearH5423

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:29

• Jeremiah 9:7Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
• Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
• Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part into 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, Jehovah is my God.
• Malachi 3:2But who can 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:
• 1 Peter 1:7that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
• 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:
• Isaiah 49:4But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God.
• Ezekiel 24:13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.
• Hosea 11:7And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt 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