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 have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways. 28All 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. 30They are called rejected silver, 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

• The bellowsמַפֻּחַmappûach · bellowH4647
• blow fiercelyחָרַרchârar · to scorchH2787
• blasting away the leadעֹפֶרֶת‛ôphereth ‛ôphereth · leadH5777
• with fireאֶשָּׁה'eshshâh · fireH800
• The refiningצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• in vainשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: vainH7723
• for the wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• are notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• purgedנָתַקnâthaq · to tearH5423

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:29

• Jeremiah 9:7Therefore 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?
• Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
• Zechariah 13:9This 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.’”
• Malachi 3:2But 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.
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
• Isaiah 49:4But 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.”
• Ezekiel 24:13Because 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.
• Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

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