Jeremiah 6:30
What does Jeremiah 6:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 6:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Refuse silver shall men call them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Refuse silver shall men call them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They will be named waste silver, because the Lord has given them up.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Silver rejected,' they have called to them, For Jehovah hath kicked against them!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Call them reprobate silver, for the Lord hath rejected them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Reprobate silver shall they call them, for Jehovah hath rejected them.
Context
v.29The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 1:25
and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin;
- Psalms 119:119
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.
- Jeremiah 7:29
Cut off thy hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the bare heights; for Jehovah hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
- Romans 11:1
I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Lamentations 5:22
But thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.
- Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
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