God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 6:28
28They are all vicious rebels. They go around slandering. They are all like bronze and iron. They corrupt themselves.
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
26Wear sackcloth, and roll around in ashes, my people. Mourn as if you have lost your only child, and cry bitterly. The destroyer will suddenly attack us. 27“Jeremiah, I have put you in charge of testing and refining my people. You will know how to test their ways. They are all vicious rebels. They go around slandering. They are all like bronze and iron. They corrupt themselves. 29The bellows of the blast furnace blow fiercely to make the fire melt away the lead. It is useless to go on refining because the impurities can’t be removed. 30⌞People⌟ will call them useless silver because 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:28
- Jeremiah 5:23But these people are stubborn and rebellious. They have turned aside and wandered away from me.
- Isaiah 1:5“Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is failing.
- Isaiah 31:6You people of Israel, return to the one whom you have so violently rebelled against.
- Jeremiah 9:4“Beware of your neighbors. Don’t trust your relatives. Every relative cheats. Every neighbor goes around slandering.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Let’s plot against Jeremiah, because the teachings of the priests, the advice of wise people, and the word of the prophets won’t disappear. Accuse him! Pay no attention to anything he says.”
- Jeremiah 20:10I have heard many ⌞people⌟ whispering, “Terror is everywhere! Report him! Let’s report him!” All my closest friends are waiting to see me stumble. They say, “Maybe he will be tricked. Then we can overpower him and take revenge on him.”
- Psalms 50:20You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother’s son.
- Jeremiah 6:30⌞People⌟ will call them useless silver because the Lord has rejected them.”
- Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the people of Israel have become worthless to me. All of them are like copper, tin, iron, and lead in a smelting furnace. They are like the impurities left from silver.
- Isaiah 1:4“How horrible it will be for a nation that sins. ⌞Its⌟ people are loaded down with guilt. They are descendants of evildoers and destructive children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They have turned their backs on him.
- Revelation 11:18“The nations were angry, but your anger has come. The time has come for the dead to be judged: to reward your servants, the prophets, your holy people, and those who fear your name, no matter if they are important or unimportant, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
- Revelation 19:2His judgments are true and fair. He has condemned the notorious prostitute who corrupted the world with her sexual sins. He has taken revenge on her for the blood of his servants.”
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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