Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:29–30
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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Jeremiah 6:29
| 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 |
Jeremiah 6:30
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 6:30 Hosea 9:17 · Psalm 119:119 · Isaiah 1:22 · Isaiah 1:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.