American Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:30
30Refuse silver shall men call them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.
Jeremiah 6:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.
- New International Version (NIV)They are called rejected silver, because the Lord has rejected them.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Rejected silver they are called, for the Lord has rejected them."
- New King James Version (NKJV)People will call them rejected silver, Because the Lord has rejected them.”
Context of Jeremiah 6:30
28They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. 29The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away. Refuse silver shall men call them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.
Read all of Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 6:30 word by word
כֶּ֣סֶף נִמְאָ֔ס קָרְא֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־מָאַ֥ס יְהוָ֖ה בָּהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:30
- Psalms 119:119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.
- Proverbs 25:4Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
- Isaiah 1:22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.
- Ezekiel 22:18Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
- Matthew 5:13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
- Jeremiah 14:19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
- Lamentations 5:22But thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.
- Hosea 9:17My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
- Romans 11:1I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:30
- 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. 30The people, like rejected silver, must be discarded (Isaiah 1:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. Reprobate--silver so full of alloy as to be utterly worthless (Is 1:22). The Jews were fit only for rejection.Read the comment
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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
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