Jeremiah Appointed as an Examiner

27 I have appointed you to be an assayer among my people—
a refiner[a]
so you may know and assay their way of life.(A)
28 All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.(B)
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.(C)
29 The bellows blow,
blasting the lead with fire.
The refining is completely in vain;
the evil ones are not separated out.
30 They are called rejected silver,
for the Lord has rejected them.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:27 Text emended; MT reads fortress

27 “I have made you (A)a tester of metals among my people,
    that you may know and (B)test their ways.
28 (C)They are all stubbornly rebellious,
    (D)going about with slanders;
they are (E)bronze and iron;
    all of them act corruptly.
29 The (F)bellows blow fiercely;
    the lead is consumed by the fire;
(G)in vain the refining goes on,
    for the wicked are not removed.
30 (H)Rejected silver they are called,
    for the Lord has rejected them.”

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