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28 They are all stubbornly rebellious,
    going about with slanders;
they are bronze and iron,
    all of them act corruptly.
29 The bellows blow fiercely,
    the lead is consumed by the fire;
in vain the refining goes on,
    for the wicked are not removed.
30 They are called “rejected silver,”
    for the Lord has rejected them.

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28 They are all hardened rebels,(A)
    going about to slander.(B)
They are bronze and iron;(C)
    they all act corruptly.
29 The bellows blow fiercely
    to burn away the lead with fire,
but the refining(D) goes on in vain;
    the wicked are not purged out.
30 They are called rejected silver,(E)
    because the Lord has rejected them.”(F)

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