Jeremiah 6:29
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. | The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| it puffs | נָחַ֣ר | na-CHAR | H2787 | to singeחֲרַךְ (cha.rakh) (Ithpael) to singe Aramaic of cha.rar (חָרַר "to scorch" H2787) |
| [the] bellow[s] | מַפֻּ֔חַ | ma-PU-ach | H4647 | bellowמַפֻּחַ (map.pu.ach) bellows |
| from a fire it is complete | מֵאֵ֖שׁ תַּ֣ם | me-'ish tam | H0784 | fireאֵשׁ (esh) 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (אֶשָּׁא "fire" H0785) |
| lead | עֹפָ֑רֶת | 'o-FA-ret | H5777 | leadעֹפֶרֶת (o.phe.ret) lead |
| for the vanity | לַשָּׁוְא֙ | la-shaV' | H7723H | vanity: falseשָׁוְא (shav) : false 1) emptiness, vanity, falsehood 1a) emptiness, nothingness, vanity 1b) emptiness of speech, lying 1c) worthlessness (of conduct) Also means: shav (שָׁוְא ": vain" H7723H) |
| someone has refined | צָרַ֣ף | tza-RAF | H6884 | to refineצָרַף (tsa.raph) 1) to smelt, refine, test 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smelt, refine 1a2) to test 1a3) to test (and prove true) 1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be refined 1c) (Piel) to be a refiner 1c1) refiner (participle) |
| steadfastly to refine | צָר֔וֹף | tza-ROF | H6884 | to refineצָרַף (tsa.raph) 1) to smelt, refine, test 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smelt, refine 1a2) to test 1a3) to test (and prove true) 1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be refined 1c) (Piel) to be a refiner 1c1) refiner (participle) |
| and evil [people] | וְרָעִ֖ים | ve-ra-'IM | H7451H | No entry |
| not | לֹ֥א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| they have been separated | נִתָּֽקוּ׃ | ni-TA-ku | H5423 | to tearנָתַק (na.taq) 1) to pull or tear or draw off or away or apart, draw out, pluck up, break, lift, root out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw away 1a2) to draw or pull off 1a3) to pull or tear away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be drawn away, be drawn out 1b2) to be torn apart or in two, be snapped 1b3) to be separated 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to tear apart, snap 1c2) to tear out, tear up, tear away 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to draw away 1d2) to drag away 1e) (Hophal) to be drawn away |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.