Jeremiah 6:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The bellowsמַפֻּ֔חַ
(map·pu·ach,)
4647: a bellowsfrom naphach
blow fiercely,נָחַ֣ר
(na·char)
2787: to be hot or scorched, to burna prim. root
The leadעֹפָ֑רֶת
(o·fa·ret;)
5777: lead (a metal)from the same as opher
is consumed 
 
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root
by the fire;(תַּ֣ם
(tam)
800: a firefem. of esh
In vainלַשָּׁוְא֙
(la·sha·ve)
7723: emptiness, vanityfrom an unused word
the refiningצָרַ֣ף
(tza·raf)
6884: to smelt, refine, testa prim. root
goesצָרֹ֔וף
(tza·ro·vf,)
6884: to smelt, refine, testa prim. root
on, But the wickedוְרָעִ֖ים
(ve·ra·'im)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
are not separated.נִתָּֽקוּ׃
(nit·ta·ku.)
5423: to pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or offa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The bellows
mappuach  (map-poo'-akh)
the bellows (i.e. blower) of a forge -- bellows.
are burned
charar  (khaw-rar')
to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion -- be angry, burn, dry, kindle.
the lead
`owphereth  (o-feh'-reth)
lead (from its dusty color) -- lead.
is consumed
tamam  (taw-mam')
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
of the fire
'eshshah  (esh-shaw')
fire -- fire.
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
the founder
tsaraph  (tsaw-raf')
to fuse (metal), i.e. refine -- cast, (re-)fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
melteth
tsaraph  (tsaw-raf')
to fuse (metal), i.e. refine -- cast, (re-)fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
in vain
shav'  (shawv)
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
for the wicked
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
are not plucked away
nathaq  (naw-thak')
to tear off -- break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; In vain the refining goes on, But the wicked are not separated.

King James Bible
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The bellows blow, blasting the lead with fire. The refining is completely in vain; the evil ones are not separated out.

International Standard Version
The bellows blow fiercely to consume the lead with the fire. The assayer keeps on refining, but the impurities aren't separated out.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The bellows of the blast furnace blow fiercely to make the fire melt away the lead. It is useless to go on refining because the impurities can't be removed.

King James 2000 Bible
The bellows blow fiercely, the lead is consumed by the fire; the smelter refines in vain: for the wicked are not removed.
Links
Jeremiah 6:29
Jeremiah 6:29 NIV
Jeremiah 6:29 NLT
Jeremiah 6:29 ESV
Jeremiah 6:29 NASB
Jeremiah 6:29 KJV

Jeremiah 6:28
Top of Page
Top of Page