Jeremiah 6:27

An assayer, have I set thee amongst my people, of gold-ore,—That thou mayest note and try their way:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.

In Context

26O daughter of my people Gird thee with sackcloth and roll thyself in ashes,—The mourning for an only son, make thou for thyself, Most bitter lamentation! For suddenly, shall the destroyer come upon us.

28They all, are rebels of rebels, Slander-walkers [They are] bronze and iron! As for them all, corrupters, they are!

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Cross References

Jeremiah 9:7Therefore, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Behold me! melting them, so will I try them,—For how else should I do because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people?

Ezekiel 3:8Lo! I have made thy face bold like as their faces, and thy forehead bold like as their forehead.

Ezekiel 22:2Thou therefore son of man, Wilt thou judge wilt thou judge the city of bloodshed; and cause her to know all her abominations?

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 →

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