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Jeremiah 6

Jeremiah 6:30

An Invasion from the North · Jeremiah 6:22–30
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Translations

Modern
They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
Traditional
Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.
Literal
They call them rejected silver, because YHWH has rejected them.”
Latin
Argentum reprobum vocate eos, quia Dominus projecit illos.

Original

Hebrew
English
They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”

Notes

Jeremiah 6:30

The people, like rejected silver, must be discarded (Isaiah 1:22).

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

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Furnace Jeremiah (Person) Minerals and Metals

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel National Sins: Denunciations Against Reprobacy: General Scriptures Concerning Silver: (Reprobate) the Wicked Silver: Refining of Silver: Reprobate The Call of God: Rejection by God The Wicked are Compared to Reprobate Silver Wicked (People): Compared With: Reprobate Silver