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The bellowsמַפֻּחַblow fiercely;נָחַרby the fireמֵאֵשׁthe leadעֹפָרֶתis consumed;תַּםin vainלַשָּׁוְאthe refining goes on and on,צָרַף צָרוֹףand the evilוְרָעִיםare notלֹאdrawn off.נִתָּקוּ
Jeremiah 6:29
Study it in the app“The bellows blow fiercely; by the fire the lead is consumed; in vain the refining goes on and on, and the evil are not drawn off.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 6:29, word by word
- The bellowsמַפֻּחַmapuach
bellows
Bellows: a device that blows air on the fire of a forge.
Where else “mapuach” appears- blow fiercelyנָחַרnachar
scorch
To be dried, scorched or blackened by fire or heat.
Where else “nachar” appears- by the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- the leadעֹפָרֶתofaret
lead
Lead.
Where else “ofaret” appears- is consumedתַּםtam
be consumed
To be completely destroyed.
Where else “tam” appears- in vainשָּׁוְאshav
emptiness
Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.
Where else “shav” appears- the refining goes on and onצָרַףtsaraf
test
To test people as silver is purified.
Where else “tsaraf” appears- and the evilרָעִיםraim
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raim” appears- drawn offנִתָּקוּnitaku
tear off, break
Tear off, break by pulling.
Where else “nitaku” appears
The context
28All of them are rebels among the stubborn, going about slandering; bronze and iron, all of them are corrupters.
29 · This verse (above)
30Rejected silver they are called, for YHWH has rejected them.”