Jeremiah 6:29
Scorched are the bellows, By fire, is lead wont to be, consumed,—In vain, hath he gone on refining, For the wicked, have not been drawn out:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
30Rejected silver, are they called, For, Yahweh, hath rejected them.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:4But I, said, To no purpose, have I toiled, For waste and mist—my vigour, have I spent,—Surely, my vindication, is, with, Yahweh, And, my recompence, with my God.
Ezekiel 24:12With toils, hath she wearied herself,—Since her abundant scum will not go out of her, into the fire, with her scum!
Hosea 11:7But, my people, are bent towards turning from me, though upwards they call them, none of them can lift them.
Malachi 3:2But who may endure the day of his coming? And who is he that can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ alkali;
1 Peter 4:12Beloved! be not held in surprise by the burning among you, which, for putting you to the proof, is befalling you, as though a, surprising, thing were happening unto you;
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 →