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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The bellows fiercely fan the flames to burn out the corruption. But it does not purify them, for the wickedness remains.

Context of Jeremiah 6:29

27"I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways. 28They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly. The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed. 30Rejected silver they are called, for 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The bellowsמַפֻּחַmappûach · bellowH4647
• are burnedחָרַרchârar · to scorchH2787
• the leadעֹפֶרֶת‛ôphereth ‛ôphereth · leadH5777
• is consumedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• of the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• of the fireאֶשָּׁה'eshshâh · fireH800
• the founderצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• in vainשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: vainH7723
• for the wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• are not plucked awayנָתַקnâthaq · to tearH5423

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:29

• Jeremiah 9:7Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: "Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do, because of my people?
• Proverbs 17:3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.
• Zechariah 13:9And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people'; and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"
• Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
• Isaiah 49:4But I said, "I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the Lord, and my recompense with my God."
• Ezekiel 24:13On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, you shall not be cleansed anymore till I have satisfied my fury upon you.
• Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning away from me, and though they call out to the Most High, he shall not raise them up at all.

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