Jeremiah 6:29

Translations

Modern

The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.

Traditional

The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

Literal

The bellows are burned; by the fire, the lead; in vain has a refiner refined, and the wicked have not been drawn away.

Latin

Defecit sufflatorium; in igne consumptum est plumbum: frustra conflavit conflator, malitiæ enim eorum non sunt consumptæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.

Notes

Jeremiah 6:29

To 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).

Jeremiah 6:27–30

The Lord stopped Jeremiah's lament and reminded him of his mission. God compared the prophet to a silversmith working with raw ore. The refining process would show that the silver content was too small to be valuable.

Jeremiah 6:22–30

This conversation between Jeremiah and the Lord likely occurred at the start of the Babylonian invasion in 605 BC. In these three poems, Jeremiah shares the Lord’s message (Jeremiah 6:22–23), connects with his people's fear, and urges them to repent quickly (6:24–26). He then receives a heartfelt message from the Lord (Jeremiah 6:27–30).

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Hosea 11:7
My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
Malachi 3:2–3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Ezekiel 24:13
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
Isaiah 49:4
But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
1 Peter 1:7
…so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Furnace Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

Bellows used with the Furnace of the Founder Lead: Lead Foundry Lead: Purified by Fire Metals: Cast in Mould Metals: Lead National Sins: Denunciations Against Silver: Refining of

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