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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 6:29

27“Jeremiah, I have put you in charge of testing and refining my people. You will know how to test their ways. 28They are all vicious rebels. They go around slandering. They are all like bronze and iron. They corrupt themselves. The 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.”

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 9:7This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will now refine them with fire and test them. What else can I do for my dear people?
• Proverbs 17:3The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts ⌞by fire⌟ is the Lord.
• Zechariah 13:9I will bring this third ⌞of the people⌟ through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined. I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people.’ They will reply, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
• Malachi 3:2But who will be able to endure the day he comes? Who will be able to survive on the day he appears? He is like a purifying fire and like a cleansing soap.
• 1 Peter 1:7The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again.
• 1 Peter 4:12Dear friends, don’t be surprised by the fiery troubles that are coming in order to test you. Don’t feel as though something strange is happening to you,
• Isaiah 49:4But I said, “I have worked hard for nothing. I have used my strength, but I didn’t accomplish anything. Yet, certainly my case is in the Lord’s hands, and my reward is with my God.”
• Ezekiel 24:13I tried to clean you of your filthy lust, but you wouldn’t clean yourself from your filth. You will never be clean until I unleash my fury on you.
• Hosea 11:7My people are determined to turn away from me. Even if they call to the Most High, he will not pardon them.

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