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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.
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A Failed Refining
Scholars explain that this verse uses the powerful metaphor of smelting metal. The process is intense—the bellows are hot and the lead (used for refining) is consumed—but it is ultimately futile. The goal of separating precious silver from worthless dross fails because the people of Judah are entirely corrupt, with no purity to be found.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The bellows are burned - Worn out by continual blowing. The prophet has exhausted all his efforts. His heart, consumed by the heat of divine…
19th Century
Anglican
The bellows are burned. — Better, burn, or glow. In the interpretation of the parable, the “bellows” correspond …
16th Century
Protestant
He says that the bellows was consumed by the fire and without any benefit. The whole sentence is metaphorical. Interpreters refer…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The bellows are burnt Which Kimchi interprets of the mouth and throat of the prophet, which, through reproving the p…
God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he shows the people’s inability to be corrected.
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