Jeremiah 6:28-30

New Living Translation

²⁸ They are the worst kind of rebel,
    full of slander.
They are as hard as bronze and iron,
    and they lead others into corruption.
²⁹ The bellows fiercely fan the flames
    to burn out the corruption.
But it does not purify them,
    for the wickedness remains.
³⁰ I will label them ‘Rejected Silver,’
    for I, the Lord, am discarding them.”