Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:29
29The bellows blow fiercely,
blasting away the lead with fire.
The refining proceeds in vain,
for the wicked are not purged.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.