Jeremiah

Jeremiah 6:28–30

²⁸All are hardened rebels,

walking around as slanderers.

They are bronze and iron;

all of them are corrupt.

²⁹The bellows blow fiercely,

blasting away the lead with fire.

The refining proceeds in vain,

for the wicked are not purged.

³⁰They are called rejected silver,

because the LORD has rejected them.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כֻּלָּם֙	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
are hardened	סֽוֹרְרִ֔ים	sō·wr·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
rebels	סָרֵ֣י	sā·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5493 turn aside
walking around	הֹלְכֵ֥י	hō·lə·ḵê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1980 go, come, walk
as slanderers	רָכִ֖יל	rā·ḵîl	Noun - masculine singular	H7400 slander, > tale-bearer, informer
They are bronze	נְחֹ֣שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
and iron	וּבַרְזֶ֑ל	ū·ḇar·zel	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
all	כֻּלָּ֥ם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
of them are corrupt	מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים	maš·ḥî·ṯîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The bellows	מַפֻּ֔חַ	map·pu·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4647 bellows
blow fiercely	נָחַ֣ר	nā·ḥar	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2787 be hot, scorched, burn poet
the lead	עֹפָ֑רֶת	‘ō·p̄ā·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5777 lead
with fire	מֵאִשְׁתַּם	mē·ʾiš·tam	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular	H800 id.
The refining	צָרַ֣ף	ṣā·rap̄	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
in vain	לַשָּׁוְא֙	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
for the wicked	וְרָעִ֖ים	wə·rā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
are not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
purged	נִתָּֽקוּ׃	nit·tā·qū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They are called	קָרְא֖וּ	qā·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
rejected	נִמְאָ֔ס	nim·’ās	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3988 reject
silver	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has rejected	מָאַ֥ס	mā·’as	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3988 reject
them	בָּהֶֽם׃פ	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 6:28 Jeremiah 9:4 · Jeremiah 5:23 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Ezekiel 22:18–22

Jeremiah 6:30 Hosea 9:17 · Psalm 119:119 · Isaiah 1:22 · Isaiah 1:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.