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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I have made you a tester of metals and my people the ore, that you may observe and test their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals, that you may determine the quality of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have set thee <i>for</i> a tower <i>and</i> a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I have set you <i>as</i> an assayer <i>and</i> a fortress among My people, That you may know and test their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have made you an assayer <i>and</i> an examiner among My people, So that you may know and put their way to the test.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I have made you an assayer and a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I have made you an assayer <i>and</i> a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I have made you a tester <i>of metals and</i> an assayer among My people, That you may know and test their way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I [the LORD] have set you as an assayer [O Jeremiah] and as a tester [of the ore] of My people, That you may know and analyze their acts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have appointed you to be an assayer among my people — a refiner — so you may know and assay their way of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have appointed you to be an assayer among My people— a refiner— so you may know and assay their way of life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have made thee a trier and a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jeremiah, test my people as though they were metal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have made thee a tower and a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Jeremiah, I have put you in charge of testing and refining my people. You will know how to test their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jeremiah, test my people, as you would test metal, and find out what they are like. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I've made you an assayer of my people, as well as a fortress. You know how to test their way."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people; that you may know and try their way."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have given you a watchtower, "" A fortress among My people, "" And you know, and have tried their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A watch-tower I have given thee, Among My people a fortress, And thou knowest, and hast tried their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I gave thee a watch-tower among my people, a fortification, and thou shalt know and try their way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have set thee for a strong trier among my people: and thou shalt know and prove their way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have presented you as a strong tester among my people. And you will test and know their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A tester for my people I have appointed you, to search and test their way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have made you a tester and a refiner among my people so that you may know and test their ways.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have set you as a seer among my great people, that you may know and understand their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have given you as an examiner in my strong nation, that you shall know and you shall test their ways<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have made thee a tower and a fortress among My people; That thou mayest know and try their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have caused thee to be tried among tried nations, and thou shalt know me when I have tried their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2047" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">An Invasion from the North</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">“I have appointed you</a> <a href="/hebrew/969.htm" title="969: bā·ḥō·wn (N-ms) -- An assayer, metals. From bachan; an assayer or metals.">to examine</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ḇə·‘am·mî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/4013.htm" title="4013: miḇ·ṣār (N-ms) -- Fortification. Also feminine mibtsarah; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender.">like ore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·ṯê·ḏa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">so you may know</a> <a href="/hebrew/974.htm" title="974: ū·ḇā·ḥan·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To examine, try. A primitive root; to test; generally and figuratively, to investigate.">and try</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·kām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">their ways.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a></span><br />But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a></span><br />“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem. / Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a></span><br />This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a></span><br />A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></span><br />I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a></span><br />For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a></span><br />his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a></span><br />I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a></span><br />Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a></span><br />Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-19.htm">1 Corinthians 11:19</a></span><br />And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11-12</a></span><br />I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">2 Timothy 2:20-21</a></span><br />A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have set you for a tower and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Jeremiah 1:18</a></b></br> For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Jeremiah 15:20</a></b></br> And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I <i>am</i> with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Ezekiel 3:8-10</a></b></br> Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/4-2.htm">Assay</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Ore</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-12.htm">Test</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm">Tester</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Trier</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Try</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Watch-Tower</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-25.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Assay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/job/22-24.htm">Ore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Test</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Tester</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Trier</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Try</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Watch-Tower</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-3.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">The enemies sent against Judah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">encourage themselves.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">God sets them on work because of their sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">He proclaims God's wrath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This metaphor indicates the seriousness of his prophetic role. In ancient times, ore was tested to determine its purity and value, reflecting the spiritual examination God requires of His people. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where God tests the hearts of His people, such as in <a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalm 26:2</a> and <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, where God is described as a refiner and purifier. The appointment signifies God's sovereign choice and authority over Jeremiah's mission, emphasizing the prophet's role in discerning the true spiritual state of Israel.<p><b>so you may know and try their ways</b><br>The purpose of Jeremiah's examination is to gain understanding and discernment of the people's conduct and character. "Know" implies a deep, intimate understanding, while "try" suggests testing or proving, akin to refining metals. This reflects the biblical theme of God knowing the hearts of individuals, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a> and <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12-13</a>. The phrase underscores the importance of not just outward religious observance but the inner moral and spiritual condition. The people's "ways" refer to their behaviors, choices, and lifestyle, which are to be scrutinized against God's standards. This examination is not merely for judgment but also for the possibility of repentance and restoration, aligning with the broader prophetic call to return to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by deep personal struggle and unwavering commitment to God's call.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who appoints Jeremiah as a tester of His people, illustrating His desire for them to return to righteousness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/ore.htm">Ore</a></b><br>A metaphor used to describe the people of Judah, indicating that they are to be tested and refined, much like metal is purified.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/testing.htm">Testing</a></b><br>The process by which God examines the hearts and actions of His people, akin to refining metal to remove impurities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_appointment.htm">God's Sovereign Appointment</a></b><br>God appoints individuals for specific purposes, as He did with Jeremiah. Recognize and embrace the roles God has given you in His kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_testing.htm">The Purpose of Testing</a></b><br>Testing is not meant to destroy but to purify and strengthen. Embrace trials as opportunities for growth and refinement in your faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_examine.htm">The Call to Examine</a></b><br>Like Jeremiah, we are called to examine our own lives and the lives of others with discernment, seeking to understand and align with God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The testing of Judah was a call to repentance. Regularly evaluate your life and turn away from anything that separates you from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_testing.htm">The Role of Scripture in Testing</a></b><br>Use Scripture as a tool to test and refine your thoughts and actions, ensuring they align with God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_second_chance_for_salvation.htm">Is there a second chance for salvation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'eye-service'_in_the_bible.htm">What occurs to the wicked upon their death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_6_26-30_stress_total_ruin.htm">Why does the message in Jeremiah 6:26-30 emphasize complete destruction when other prophetic texts suggest partial judgment, possibly indicating an inconsistency in prophetic outlooks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_27_stress_obeying_babylon.htm">Why does the text in Jeremiah 27 emphasize obedience to Babylon's rule if rabbinic and later Christian teachings stress allegiance to God above earthly powers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">I have set thee . . .</span>--The verse is difficult, as containing words in the Hebrew which are not found elsewhere, and have therefore to be guessed at. The following rendering is given on the authority of the most recent commentators, and has the merit of being in harmony with the metallurgic imagery of the following verses. <span class= "ital">As a prover of ore I have set thee among my people, and thou shalt know and try their way. </span>The words are spoken by Jehovah to the prophet, and describe his work. By others, the first part of the sentence is rendered as follows: <span class= "ital">As a prover of ore I have set thee like a fortress, </span>as if with a reference to <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm" title="For, behold, I have made you this day a defended city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.">Jeremiah 1:18</a>, where the same word is used.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have set thee</span>, etc.; literally, <span class="accented">as an assayer have I set thee among my people</span>, <span class="accented">a fortress</span>. Various attempts have been made to avoid giving the last word its natural rendering, "a fortress." Ewald, for instance, would alter the points, and render "a separator [of metals]," thus making the word synonymous with that translated "an assayer;" but this is against Hebrew usage. Hitzig, assuming a doubtful interpretation of <a href="/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a>, renders "... among my people without gold," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. "without there being any gold there for thee to essay" (a very awkward form of expression). These are the two most plausible views, and yet neither of them is satisfactory. Nothing remains but the very simple conjecture, supported by not a few similar phenomena, that <span class="accented">mibhcar</span>, a fortress, has been inserted by mistake from the margin, where an early glossator had written the word, to remind of the parallel passage (<a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Jeremiah 1:18</a>, "I have made thee this day a fortress-city," '<span class="accented">it mibhcar</span>). In this and the following verses metallurgic phraseology is employed with a moral application (comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22, 25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have appointed you</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתַתִּ֥יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tester of metals</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּח֛וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḥō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_969.htm">Strong's 969: </a> </span><span class="str2">An assayer, metals</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among My people,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעַמִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so you may know</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתֵדַ֕ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯê·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and try</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָחַנְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·ḥan·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_974.htm">Strong's 974: </a> </span><span class="str2">To test, to investigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their ways.</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּרְכָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(dar·kām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:27 I have made you a tester (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>