Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly. New Living Translation They are the worst kind of rebel, full of slander. They are as hard as bronze and iron, and they lead others into corruption. English Standard Version They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly. Berean Standard Bible All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. King James Bible They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters. New King James Version They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters; New American Standard Bible All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a slanderer; They are bronze and iron. They are, all of them, corrupt. NASB 1995 All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a talebearer. They are bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt. NASB 1977 All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a talebearer. They are bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt. Legacy Standard Bible All of them are rebelliously stubborn, Going about as a slanderer. They are bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt. Amplified Bible They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels, Going around spreading slander. They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron; They are all corrupt. Christian Standard Bible All are stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. Holman Christian Standard Bible All are stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. American Standard Version They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. Contemporary English Version And you'll find they are hard like bronze and iron. They are stubborn rebels, always spreading lies. * English Revised Version They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. GOD'S WORD® Translation They are all vicious rebels. They go around slandering. They are all like bronze and iron. They corrupt themselves. Good News Translation They are all stubborn rebels, hard as bronze and iron. They are all corrupt, going around and spreading gossip. International Standard Version All of them are very rebellious, going around as slanderers. They're bronze and iron, and all of them are corrupt. Majority Standard Bible All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. NET Bible I reported, "All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly. New Heart English Bible "They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. Webster's Bible Translation They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters. World English Bible They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are bronze and iron. All of them deal corruptly. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAll of them are turned aside by apostates, "" Walking slanderously—bronze and iron, "" All of them are corrupters. Young's Literal Translation All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously -- brass and iron, All of them are corrupters. Smith's Literal Translation They are all turning aside, degenerate shoots, going about tale-bearing: brass and iron, they are destroyers all of them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAll of these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted. Catholic Public Domain Version All these leaders who are turning away and walking deceitfully, they are brass and iron; they have all been corrupted. New American Bible Arch-rebels are they all, dealers in slander, bronze and iron, all of them, destroyers they are. New Revised Standard Version They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron, all of them act corruptly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTheir rulers are all rebellious, walking treacherously; like brass and iron, they are corruptible. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All their rulers are rebels and they walk by treachery, and like brass and iron they all become corrupt OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They are all grievous revolters, Going about with slanders; They are brass and iron; They all of them deal corruptly. Brenton Septuagint Translation They are all disobedient, walking perversely: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupted. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context An Invasion from the North…27“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways. 28All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. 29The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.… Cross References Isaiah 48:4 For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze. 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. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem. / Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you. ... Zechariah 7:11-12 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. Psalm 58:3-4 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. / Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears, Proverbs 17:3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. Isaiah 1:4 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. Hosea 4:16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow? Malachi 3:2-3 But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Romans 3:10-12 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... Matthew 13:15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. 2 Peter 2:14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. Treasury of Scripture They are all grievous rebels, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters. all grievous. Jeremiah 5:23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. Isaiah 1:5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Isaiah 31:6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. walking. Jeremiah 9:4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. Jeremiah 18:18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. they are brass. Jeremiah 6:30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them. Ezekiel 22:18-22 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver… corrupters. Isaiah 1:4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. Revelation 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. Revelation 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. Jump to Previous Act Apostates Brass Bronze Corrupt Corrupters Corruptly Deal Deceit False. Grievous Hardened Iron Rebellious Rebels Revolters Slander Slanderously Slanders Stories Stubbornly Talebearer Turned Walking WorkersJump to Next Act Apostates Brass Bronze Corrupt Corrupters Corruptly Deal Deceit False. Grievous Hardened Iron Rebellious Rebels Revolters Slander Slanderously Slanders Stories Stubbornly Talebearer Turned Walking WorkersJeremiah 6 1. The enemies sent against Judah,4. encourage themselves. 6. God sets them on work because of their sins. 9. The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins. 18. He proclaims God's wrath. 26. He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins. All are hardened rebels This phrase indicates a collective moral and spiritual rebellion among the people of Judah. The term "hardened" suggests a deliberate and persistent resistance to God's commands, reminiscent of Pharaoh's hardened heart in Exodus. This rebellion is not just individual but communal, reflecting a society that has turned away from God. The historical context is the period leading up to the Babylonian exile, where the people repeatedly ignored prophetic warnings. This rebellion is a fulfillment of the warnings given in Deuteronomy about the consequences of turning away from God. walking around as slanderers They are bronze and iron all of them are corrupt Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahA prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned over 40 years during a tumultuous period in Judah's history. 2. Judah The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent sin and rebellion against God. 3. Rebels The people of Judah, described as hardened in their rebellion against God, refusing to heed the warnings given through Jeremiah. 4. Slanderers Those who speak falsely or maliciously, contributing to the moral and spiritual decay of the society. 5. Bronze and Iron Metaphors used to describe the people's stubbornness and resistance to purification, as these metals are less precious and more difficult to refine than gold or silver. Teaching Points The Nature of RebellionRebellion against God is not just an act but a state of being. The people of Judah were described as "hardened rebels," indicating a deep-seated resistance to God's authority. The Power of Words Being labeled as "slanderers" highlights the destructive power of words. As believers, we must guard our speech and ensure it aligns with truth and love. The Call to Purity The imagery of bronze and iron suggests a need for purification. As Christians, we are called to allow God to refine us, removing impurities and making us more like Christ. The Consequences of Corruption Corruption leads to judgment. The people of Judah faced severe consequences for their actions, reminding us of the importance of living righteously. The Hope of Redemption Despite the harsh judgment, God's ultimate desire is for repentance and restoration. We must hold onto the hope of redemption through Christ.(28) Grievous revolters . . .--Literally, rebels of rebels, as a Hebraism for the worst type of rebellion. Walking with slanders.--The phrase was a common one (Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19), and pointed to the restless eagerness of the tale-bearer to spread his falsehoods. (Comp. 1Timothy 5:13, "wandering about . . . idle tattlers.") Brass and iron.--Base metals serving for vile uses, no gold or silver in them. The imagery, which carries on the thought of the previous verse, had been made familiar by Isaiah (Isaiah 1:22; Isaiah 1:25), and was reproduced afterwards by Ezekiel (Ezekiel 22:18-22) and Malachi (Malachi 3:3). . . . Verse 28. - Grievous revolters; literally, rebels of rebels. Walking; rather, going about, as a peddler with his wares (so Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19; Leviticus 19:16). Jeremiah had good reason to specify this characteristic of his enemies (see Jeremiah 18:18). Brass and Iron; rather, copper and iron, in short, base metal,Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allכֻּלָּם֙ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every are hardened סֽוֹרְרִ֔ים (sō·wr·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5637: To turn away, be refractory rebels, סָרֵ֣י (sā·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside walking around הֹלְכֵ֥י (hō·lə·ḵê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk as slanderers. רָכִ֖יל (rā·ḵîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7400: A scandal-monger They are bronze נְחֹ֣שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base and iron; וּבַרְזֶ֑ל (ū·ḇar·zel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement all כֻּלָּ֥ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of them are corrupt. מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים (maš·ḥî·ṯîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin Links Jeremiah 6:28 NIVJeremiah 6:28 NLT Jeremiah 6:28 ESV Jeremiah 6:28 NASB Jeremiah 6:28 KJV Jeremiah 6:28 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 6:28 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 6:28 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 6:28 French Bible Jeremiah 6:28 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:28 They are all grievous rebels going about (Jer.) |
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