Jeremiah 6:27-29

Christian Standard Bible

Jeremiah Appointed as an Examiner

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

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Footnotes

6:27 Text emended; MT reads fortress

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