²⁸ They are all vicious rebels.
They go around slandering.
They are all like bronze and iron.
They corrupt themselves.
²⁹ The bellows of the blast furnace blow fiercely
to make the fire melt away the lead.
It is useless to go on refining
because the impurities can’t be removed.
³⁰ ⌞People⌟ will call them useless silver
because the Lord has rejected them.”