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Jeremiah 6:28
28They have completely turned against God. They refuse to change their minds. They tell lies against people, and they cheat them.
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
26So I say, ‘My dear people, show that you are sorry. Wear sackcloth and sit in ashes. Weep and cry aloud, as if your only child had died. Realize that the enemy's army will soon be here and they are ready to destroy us.’ 27The Lord said to me, ‘I have sent you to test my people. Test them like someone tests metal. Watch them carefully, to see how they live. They have completely turned against God. They refuse to change their minds. They tell lies against people, and they cheat them. 29A very hot fire can remove the dirt from silver and make it pure. I punish my people to make them pure, but it is useless. There are too many wicked people, so I cannot make them pure. 30I, the Lord, cannot accept them, so they are like useless silver.’
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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 do not obey me, as the waves do. They have turned away from me. They have chosen to go their own way.
- Isaiah 1:5You continue to fight against God. Why do you do that? God will continue to punish you. You are weak and you hurt all over. Your mind and your body have great pain.
- Isaiah 31:6Israelite people, you have turned completely against the Lord. Now turn back to him!
- Jeremiah 9:4Be careful of your friends. Do not even trust your brothers! They will always try to cheat you. All your friends will speak lies about you.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then some people said, ‘We must find a way to stop Jeremiah. We do not need him. The priests will still be here to teach us. Wise men will still be here to give us advice. The prophets will still be here to give us God's messages. We should speak bad things against Jeremiah. Then we will not have to listen to him any more.’
- Jeremiah 20:10I hear what people are saying against me. They say, ‘Terror is all around him! We should tell the officers what he is saying.’ All my friends want me to make a mistake so that they can accuse me. They say, ‘Perhaps we can cause him to say something wrong. Then we will have power over him. We will pay him back for the trouble he has given us.’
- Psalms 50:20You say bad things about your own brother, and you speak against your own family!
- Jeremiah 6:30I, the Lord, cannot accept them, so they are like useless silver.’
- Ezekiel 22:18‘Son of man, Israel's people have become like dirt to me. They are like useless bits of metal that remain after silver is made pure in a hot oven.
- Isaiah 1:4Oh! Israel, you are a nation of people who do not obey me. The people are guilty of many evil things. Their sins are like a heavy weight on their backs. They are a family of people who do wicked things. They have turned away from the Lord, the Holy God of Israel. They have turned their backs against him.
- Revelation 11:18The nations of the world were very angry. But now it is time for you to be angry with them. Now you will judge all the people who have died. You will give good things to your servants, the prophets, and to all your people. You will bless everyone who respects and obeys you, whether they are important people or not. But you will destroy all those people who destroy the earth. The time has now come for all this to happen.’
- Revelation 19:2Everything that he decides is right and fair. He has punished that great prostitute. She led people on the earth to do wicked things. She murdered God's servants with her own hands. But now God has punished her as she deserves.’
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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