Jeremiah 6:30
Refuse silver men call them; because the Lord hath rejected them.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 119:119Like dross dost thou put away all the wicked of the earth: therefore do I love thy testimonies.
Isaiah 1:22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is drugged with water;
Jeremiah 7:29Cut off thy flowing hair, and cast it away, and take up on mountain-tops a lamentation; for rejected hath the Lord and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Jeremiah 23:33And if this people, or the prophet, or a priest, should ask thee, saying, What is the message of the Lord? then shalt thou say unto them, Because of this “What is the message?” will I even cast you off, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 22:18Son of man, the house of Israel are become to me dross: they all are copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; the dross of silver are they become.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 6:19-30
Equity of Divine Judgments; Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 608.) 18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. 19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. 21 Therefore thus saith the… Read the whole commentary →