New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 6:27
27“I have 1made you an assayer and a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way.”
Jeremiah 6:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
- New International Version (NIV)“I have made you a tester of metals and my people the ore, that you may observe and test their ways.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people, That you may know and test their way.
Context of Jeremiah 6:27
25Do not go out into the field And do not walk on the road, For the enemy has a sword, Terror is on every side. 26O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us. “I have made you an assayer and a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way.” 28All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a talebearer. They are bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt. 29The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; In vain the refining goes on, But the wicked are not separated.
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בָּח֛וֹן נְתַתִּ֥יךָ בְעַמִּ֖י מִבְצָ֑ר וְתֵדַ֕ע וּבָחַנְתָּ֖ אֶת־דַּרְכָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:27
- Jeremiah 1:18Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, to the kings of Judah, to its princes, to its priests and to the people of the land.
- Jeremiah 15:20Then I will make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over you; For I am with you to save you And deliver you,” declares the Lord.
- Ezekiel 3:8Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
- Ezekiel 20:4Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Make them know the abominations of their fathers;
- Ezekiel 22:2“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27I have set thee for a tower and a fortress - Dr. Blayney translates, I have appointed thee to make an assay among my people. The words refer to the office of an assayer of silver and gold; and the manner of assaying here intended is by the cupel, a flat broad iron ring filled with the ashes of burnt bones. To separate the alloy from the silver they add a portion of lead; and when all is fused together, and brought into a state of ebullition, the cupel…Read the comment
- 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. 27Jeremiah's job as a prophet conflicted with his empathy for his people. Like a metalworker, he had to apply criticism to test their quality against God's standards.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027. tower ... fortress--(Jr 1:18), rather, "an assayer (and) explorer." By a metaphor from metallurgy in Jr 6:27-30, Jehovah, in conclusion, confirms the prophet in his office, and the latter sums up the description of the reprobate people on whom he had to work. The Hebrew for "assayer" (English Version, "tower") is from a root "to try" metals. "Explorer" (English Version, "fortress") is from an Arabic root, "keen-sighted"; or a Hebrew root, "cutting,"…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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