Jeremiah 6:28

Translations

Modern

All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.

Traditional

They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

Literal

All of them are turning aside, rebelling, walking in slander; they are bronze and iron, they are all acting corruptly.

Latin

Omnes isti principes declinantes, ambulantes fraudulenter, æs et ferrum: universi corrupti sunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.

Notes

Jeremiah 6:28

The people's impurities were spiritual. They included rebelling against God, slandering others, being stubborn, and leading others into corruption (Ezekiel 22:18).

Jeremiah 6:27–30

The Lord stopped Jeremiah's lament and reminded him of his mission. God compared the prophet to a silversmith working with raw ore. The refining process would show that the silver content was too small to be valuable.

Jeremiah 6:22–30

This conversation between Jeremiah and the Lord likely occurred at the start of the Babylonian invasion in 605 BC. In these three poems, Jeremiah shares the Lord’s message (Jeremiah 6:22–23), connects with his people's fear, and urges them to repent quickly (6:24–26). He then receives a heartfelt message from the Lord (Jeremiah 6:27–30).

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 9:4
“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
Jeremiah 5:23
But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Ezekiel 22:18–22
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver.
Revelation 11:18
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
Isaiah 31:6
Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
Jeremiah 6:30
They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
Isaiah 1:4–5
Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
Psalm 50:20
You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Furnace Jeremiah (Person) Minerals and Metals

Topics

Copper Brass: Obstinate Sinners National Sins: Denunciations Against Slander: The Wicked Addicted To Slander: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Wicked are Compared to Brass and Iron Titles and Names of the Wicked: Grievous Revolters Wicked (People): Compared With: Bronze and Iron

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