Jeremiah 6:28-30

The Voice

²⁸     They are all stubborn rebels,
        lying to each other and to Me.
    They are nothing more than bronze and iron—
        lesser metals, corrupt and common.
²⁹     The refining fire has blazed fiercely, My prophet;
        the lead is burned away in the fire.
    But it’s no use. Though the refining fire burns hot,
        their wickedness cannot be removed.
³⁰     Now I, the Eternal, reject them as impure—
        “rejected silver” is what they will be called.