Focused Passage

Jeremiah 6:27-30

Stand at the Crossroads: False Peace and Rejected Silver

The chapter moves from urgent flight before northern invasion, to Jerusalem's ripeness for siege, to the LORD's grief over a people who refuse warning, to the rejection of false peace and empty worship, and finally to the image of Judah as rejected silver after failed refining.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

27 “I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.

28 All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.

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

30 They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 27

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:18 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:20 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 33:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

I have appointed you נְתַתִּ֥יךָ H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular to examine בָּח֛וֹן H969 Noun - masculine singular My people בְעַמִּ֖י H5971 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular like ore מִבְצָ֑ר H4013 Noun - masculine singular so you may know וְתֵדַ֕ע H3045 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular and try וּבָחַנְתָּ֖ H974 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker their ways דַּרְכָּֽם׃ H1870 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Or to examine My people, a fortress

Verse 28

Cross-references

Jeremiah 9:4 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:23 Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:16 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 22:18 Classic cross-references Amos 4:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

All כֻּלָּם֙ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural are hardened סֽוֹרְרִ֔ים H5637 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural rebels סָרֵ֣י H5493 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct walking around הֹלְכֵ֥י H1980 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct as slanderers רָכִ֖יל H7400 Noun - masculine singular They are bronze נְחֹ֣שֶׁת H5178 Noun - feminine singular and iron וּבַרְזֶ֑ל H1270 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular all כֻּלָּ֥ם H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural of them are corrupt מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים H7843 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural . . . הֵֽמָּה׃ H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Verse 29

Cross-references

Isaiah 1:25 Classic cross-references Isaiah 5:4 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

The bellows מַפֻּ֔חַ H4647 Noun - masculine singular blow fiercely נָחַ֣ר H2787 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular {blasting away} the lead עֹפָ֑רֶת H5777 Noun - feminine singular with fire מֵאִשְׁתַּם H800 Preposition-m | Noun - common singular The refining [proceeds] צָרַ֣ף H6884 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . צָר֔וֹף H6884 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute in vain לַשָּׁוְא֙ H7723 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular for the wicked וְרָעִ֖ים H7451 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural are not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle purged נִתָּֽקוּ׃ H5423 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural

Verse 30

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 9:27 Classic cross-references Romans 1:28 Classic cross-references Psalms 53:5 Classic cross-references Hosea 9:17 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 16:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

They are called קָרְא֖וּ H7121 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural rejected נִמְאָ֔ס H3988 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular silver כֶּ֣סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has rejected מָאַ֥ס H3988 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular them בָּהֶֽם׃פ Preposition | third person masculine plural

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