Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
blasting the lead with fire.
The refining is completely in vain;
the evil ones are not separated out.
New American Standard Bible
The lead is consumed by the fire;
In vain the refining goes on,
But the
King James Version
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
International Standard Version
The bellows blow fiercely to consume the lead with the fire. The assayer keeps on refining, but the impurities aren't separated out.
A Conservative Version
The bellows blow fiercely, the lead is consumed of the fire. In vain do they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.
American Standard Version
The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
Amplified
The bellows blow fiercely,
The lead is consumed by the fire;
In vain they continue refining,
But the wicked are not separated and removed.
Bible in Basic English
The blower is blowing strongly, the lead is burned away in the fire: they go on heating the metal to no purpose, for the evil-doers are not taken away.
Darby Translation
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; they have melted, and melted in vain; and the bad are not plucked away.
Julia Smith Translation
The bellows were burnt from their fire, the founder melted the lead in vain, and the evil were not plucked up.
King James 2000
The bellows blow fiercely, the lead is consumed by the fire; the smelter refines in vain: for the wicked are not removed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] bellows are burned up, lead is consumed by fire. {In vain} {he keeps on refining}, but [the] wicked are not torn apart.
Modern King James verseion
The bellows are burned, the lead is melted by the fire; the refiner melts in vain; for the wicked are not plucked away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The bellows are burnt in the fire, the lead is consumed, the melter melteth in vain, for the evil is not taken away from them.
NET Bible
The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged.
New Heart English Bible
The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
The Emphasized Bible
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:
Webster
The bellows is burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
World English Bible
The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
Youngs Literal Translation
The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 6:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
28
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.
blasting the lead with fire.
The refining is completely in vain;
the evil ones are not separated out.
for the Lord has rejected them.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 17:3
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Isaiah 49:4
I have spent my strength for nothing and futility;
yet my vindication is with the Lord,
and my reward is with my God.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says:
for what else can I do
because of My dear
Ezekiel 24:13
since I tried to purify you,
but you would not be purified from your uncleanness—
you will not be pure again
until I have satisfied My wrath on you.
Hosea 11:7
Though they call to Him on high,
He will not exalt them at all.
Zechariah 13:9
I will refine them as silver is refined
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
and I will answer them.
I will say: They are My people,
and they will say: Yahweh is our God.”
Malachi 3:2-3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will be able to stand when He appears?
1 Peter 1:7
so that the genuineness of your faith
1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal