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Jeremiah 6:30
30I, the Lord, cannot accept them, so they are like useless silver.’
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 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. I, the Lord, cannot accept them, so they are like useless silver.’
Read all of Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 6:30 word by word
כֶּ֣סֶף נִמְאָ֔ס קָרְא֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־מָאַ֥ס יְהוָ֖ה בָּהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:30
- Psalms 119:119The wicked people in the world are like rubbish to you. So I choose to obey your rules.
- Proverbs 25:4If you remove dirt from silver, a worker can use it to make a beautiful thing.
- Isaiah 1:22Your pure silver has become dirt. You have mixed water with your best wine.
- 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.
- Matthew 5:13Jesus said, ‘You are like salt for all people to taste and use. Salt is good. But if it is not salty any more, you cannot make it salty again. People can no longer use it for anything. They just throw it away and they walk on it.
- Jeremiah 14:19‘Lord, have you completely turned away from the people of Judah? Do you really hate the people of Zion? You have knocked us down so that we will never get better. We hoped to live in peace, but nothing good happened to us. We hoped to have rest from our troubles, but instead we live in fear.
- Lamentations 5:22Please do that, unless you have turned away from us completely. Do not continue to be angry with us more than we can take.
- Hosea 9:17My God will not accept them as his people, because they have not obeyed him. They will have no home of their own. They will have to live among different nations.
- Romans 11:1So I ask this: ‘Has God turned away from his people?’ No, certainly, he has not done that! I myself belong to Israel's people. I am a descendant of Abraham and I belong to Benjamin's tribe.
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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