Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 6:30
30They are called ‘cast off silver’— for Adonai has cast them off.”
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
28They 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. They are called ‘cast off silver’— for Adonai has cast them off.”
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 119:119All the wicked of the earth You remove like dross. Therefore I love Your testimonies.
- Proverbs 25:4Remove impurities from silver and out comes material for the refiner.
- Isaiah 1:22Your silver has become dross, your wine diluted by water.
- 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.”
- Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt should lose its flavor, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
- Jeremiah 14:19Have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for shalom, but nothing good came, and for a time of healing, but suddenly, terror!
- Lamentations 5:22unless You have utterly rejected us and are exceedingly angry with us.
- Hosea 9:17My God will cast them off, since they did not listen to Him. So they will become wanderers among the nations.
- Romans 11:1I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of 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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