Jeremiah 6:29, Jeremiah 6:30 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

Here, I. God appeals to all the neighbours, nay, to the whole world, concerning the equity of his proceedings against Judah and Jerusalem (Jer. 6:18, 19): ?Hear, you nations, and know particularly, O congregation of the mighty, the great men of the nations, that take cognizance of the affairs of states about you and make remarks upon them. Observe now what is doing among those of Judah and Jerusalem; you hear of the desolations brought upon them, the earth rings of it, trembles under it; you... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:29

The bellows are burnt ,.... Which Kimchi interprets of the mouth and throat of the prophet, which, through reproving the people, were dried up, and become raucous and hoarse, and without any profit to them; and so the Targum, "lo, as the refiner's blower, that is burnt in the midst of the fire, so the voice of the prophets is silent, who prophesied to them, turn to the law, and they turned not;' or the judgments and chastisements of God upon the Jews may be meant, which were inflicted... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:29

Verse 29 He says, that the bellows was consumed by the fire and without any advantage. The whole sentence is metaphorical. Interpreters refer it simply to what was taught; and hence they consider the mouth of the Prophet to be the bellows, by which the fire was kindled. So the meaning would be, — that the Prophet was as it were burnt, through his incessant crying, like the bellows, which by being continually used is at length consumed, especially when the fire burns fiercely. They then suppose... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-30

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

God's appeal for vindication of his vengeance. Note— I. THE CHALLENGE . ( Jeremiah 6:18 .) God summons the nations, the Congregations, the earth, to serve as on a grand jury, and to vindicate by their verdict the righteousness of his procedure. Now, from this challenge we learn: 1. The universality of conscience . There is a moral sense, a knowledge of right and wrong, implanted in all men by God. It is "the light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world." 2.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:22-30

The enemy described; the terror consequent on his arrival; a rumored declaration of the moral cause of the judgment. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:27-30

Testing fires. Under the image of an assayer and his fire, Jeremiah is led to regard his mission, and the troubles of Israel, with which this is so much concerned, as means for testing the character of the Jews. I. THE STANDARD OF MEASUREMENT IS DIVINE TRUTH . The prophet is to be an assayer. Men are to be judged by the truths of righteousness which he is inspired to see and to declare. God has revealed standards of judgment. We are not free to shape our lives according... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:27-30

The prophet a spiritual assayer. Of interest as a description of process of refining precious metals among ancient peoples. The grinding and washing of the ore to discover and separate the precious metals, the fusing of the silver with lead in order to its further purification, and the repetition of this under severer heat, are processes which are used to illustrate the influence of the words of revelation upon the human heart. These words— I. REVEAL CHARACTER . " Some believed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:29

The bellows are burned . The objection to this rendering is that the burning of the bellows would involve the interruption of the process of assaying. We might, indeed, translate "are scorched" (on the authority of Ezekiel 15:4 ), and attach the word rendered "of the fire" to the first clause; the half-verse would then run: "The bellows are scorched through the fire; the lead is consumed," i . e . the bellows are even scorched through the heat of the furnace, and the lead has become... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:29

The bellows are burned. The text is a homely and unusual one, but its graphic force may help all the more to impress the truth taught by it. "The prophet likens the people of Israel to a mass of metal. This mass of metal claimed to be precious ore, such as gold or silver. It was put into the furnace, the object being to fuse it, so that the pure metal should be extracted from the dross. Lead was put in with the ore to act as a flux (that being relied upon by the ancient smelters as... read more

Jeremiah 6:29, Jeremiah 6:30 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:29

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:22-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:29

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