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."
— Jeremiah 6:28, NET Bible
“They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.”
“They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. ”
“They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.”
“All these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted.”
“All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.”
“They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.”
Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”
So I said,“Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us.”
The LORD said to me,“I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave.”
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.
The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged.
They are regarded as‘rejected silver’ because the LORD rejects them.”