Jeremiah 6:29
King James Version (KJV)
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
In context
27 I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
Jeremiah 6:29 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
- WEB World English Bible
- The bellows blow fiercely. The lead is consumed in the fire. In vain they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; they have melted, and melted in vain; and the bad are not plucked away.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The bellows is burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.