Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 6:28
28They are all stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron, all of them are corrupt.
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
26“Daughter of My people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn as for an only son with bitter lamentation.” “For suddenly the destroyer will come on us!” 27“I have made you a metal-tester among My people—so you may observe and test their way. They are all stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron, all of them are corrupt. 29The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining is completely in vain, for the wicked are not drawn off. 30They are called ‘cast off silver’— for Adonai has cast them off.”
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כֻּלָּם֙ סָרֵ֣י סֽוֹרְרִ֔ים הֹלְכֵ֥י רָכִ֖יל נְחֹ֣שֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֑ל כֻּלָּ֥ם מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:28
- Jeremiah 5:23But this people have a stubborn and rebellious heart. They have turned aside and gone away.
- Isaiah 1:5Where will you be struck again, as you stray away more and more? The whole head is sick, the whole heart faint.
- Isaiah 31:6Return to the One from whom rebellion is so deep, Bnei-Yisrael.
- Jeremiah 9:4Everyone deceives his neighbor and does not speak the truth. They taught their tongue to speak lies. They wear themselves out doing wrong.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then they said: “Come, let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely Torah from the kohen will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor will the word from the prophet. Come, let’s strike at him with the tongue, and pay no attention to any of his words.”
- Jeremiah 20:10For I heard the whispering of many: “‘Terror on every side?’ Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” Even all my close friends are watching for my fall: “Perhaps he may be deceived, so we’ll get the better of him, and we’ll get our revenge on him.”
- Psalms 50:20You sit, speaking against your brother, slandering your own mother’s son.
- Jeremiah 6:30They are called ‘cast off silver’— for Adonai has cast them off.”
- Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me—all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace—they are the dross of silver.”
- Isaiah 1:4Oy , a sinful nation, a people weighed down with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons dealing corruptly! They have abandoned Adonai. They have despised Israel’s Holy One. They have turned backwards.
- Revelation 11:18The nations were enraged, but Your wrath has come and the time for the dead to be judged— to reward Your servants, the prophets and kedoshim, and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy the destroyers of the earth.”
- Revelation 19:2For His judgments are true and just. For He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her whoring, and has avenged the blood of His servants caused by her hand.”
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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