Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 6:28
28All are stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
Jeremiah 6:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
- New International Version (NIV)They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters;
Context of Jeremiah 6:28
26My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in the dust. Mourn as you would for an only son, a bitter lament, for suddenly the destroyer will come on us. 27I have appointed you to be an assayer among my people — a refiner — so you may know and assay their way of life. All are stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. 29The bellows blow, blasting the lead with fire. The refining is completely in vain; the evil ones are not separated out. 30They are called rejected silver, for the Lord has rejected them.
Read all of Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 6:28 word by word
כֻּלָּם֙ סָרֵ֣י סֽוֹרְרִ֔ים הֹלְכֵ֥י רָכִ֖יל נְחֹ֣שֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֑ל כֻּלָּ֥ם מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:28
- Jeremiah 5:23But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and have gone away.
- Isaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick.
- Isaiah 31:6Return to the one the Israelites have greatly rebelled against.
- Jeremiah 9:4Everyone has to be on guard against his friend. Don’t trust any brother, for every brother will certainly deceive, and every friend spread slander.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
- Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the gossip of many people, “Terror is on every side! Report him; let’s report him!” Everyone I trusted watches for my fall. “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we might prevail against him and take our vengeance on him.”
- Psalms 50:20You sit, maligning your brother, slandering your mother’s son.
- Jeremiah 6:30They are called rejected silver, for the Lord has rejected them.
- Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the house of Israel has become merely dross to me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are just dross from silver.
- Isaiah 1:4Oh sinful nation, people weighed down with iniquity, brood of evildoers, depraved children! They have abandoned the Lord; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they have turned their backs on him.
- Revelation 11:18The nations were angry, but your wrath has come. The time has come for the dead to be judged and to give the reward to your servants the prophets, to the saints, and to those who fear your name, both small and great, and the time has come to destroy those who destroy the earth.
- Revelation 19:2because his judgments are true and righteous, because he has judged the notorious prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality; and he has avenged the blood of his servants that was on her hands.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:28
- 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. 28The people's impurities were spiritual. They included rebelling against God, slandering others, being stubborn, and leading others into corruption (Ezekiel 22:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. grievous revolters--literally, "contumacious of the contumacious," that is, most contumacious, the Hebrew mode of expressing a superlative. So "the strong among the mighty," that is, the strongest (Eze 32:21). See Jr 5:23; Ho 4:16. walking with slanders--(Jr 9:4). "Going about for the purpose of slandering" [Maurer]. brass, &c.--that is, copper. It and "iron" being the baser and harder metals express the debased and obdurate character of the Jews (Is…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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