New English Translation
Jeremiah 6:30
30They are regarded as ‘rejected silver’ because the Lord rejects them.”
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
28I reported, “All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly. 29The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged. They are regarded as ‘rejected silver’ because the Lord rejects them.”
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 119:119You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.
- Proverbs 25:4Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
- Isaiah 1:22Your silver has become scum, your beer is diluted with water.
- Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the worthless slag of silver.
- Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
- Jeremiah 14:19Then I said, “Lord, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you despise the city of Zion? Why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery? We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it. We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror.
- Lamentations 5:22unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
- Hosea 9:17My God will reject them, for they have not obeyed him; so they will be fugitives among the nations.
- Romans 11:1So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
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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