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They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They are the worst kind of rebel, full of slander. They are as hard as bronze and iron, and they lead others into corruption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They <i>are</i> all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: <i>they are</i> brass and iron; they <i>are</i> all corrupters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They <i>are</i> all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. <i>They are</i> bronze and iron, They <i>are</i> all corrupters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a slanderer; <i>They are</i> bronze and iron. They are, all of them, corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a talebearer. They are bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a talebearer. <i>They are</i> bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All of them are rebelliously stubborn, Going about as a slanderer. <i>They are</i> bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels, Going around spreading slander. They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron; They are all corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All are stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All are stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And you'll find they are hard like bronze and iron. They are stubborn rebels, always spreading lies. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They are all vicious rebels. They go around slandering. They are all like bronze and iron. They corrupt themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They are all stubborn rebels, hard as bronze and iron. They are all corrupt, going around and spreading gossip. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them are very rebellious, going around as slanderers. They're bronze and iron, and all of them are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I reported, "All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are bronze and iron. All of them deal corruptly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them are turned aside by apostates, "" Walking slanderously—bronze and iron, "" All of them are corrupters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously -- brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They are all turning aside, degenerate shoots, going about tale-bearing: brass and iron, they are destroyers all of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All of these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All these leaders who are turning away and walking deceitfully, they are brass and iron; they have all been corrupted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Arch-rebels are they all, dealers in slander, bronze and iron, all of them, destroyers they are. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron, all of them act corruptly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their rulers are all rebellious, walking treacherously; like brass and iron, they are corruptible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All their rulers are rebels and they walk by treachery, and like brass and iron they all become corrupt<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They are all grievous revolters, Going about with slanders; They are brass and iron; They all of them deal corruptly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>They are</i> all disobedient, walking perversely: <i>they are</i> brass and iron; they are all corrupted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/6-28.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=2056" 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">27</span>“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/5637.htm" title="5637: sō·wr·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- Stubborn or rebellious. A primitive root; to turn away, i.e. be refractory.">are hardened</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sā·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">rebels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·lə·ḵê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walking around</a> <a href="/hebrew/7400.htm" title="7400: rā·ḵîl (N-ms) -- Slander. From rakal a scandal-monger.">as slanderers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">They are bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: ū·ḇar·zel (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">and iron;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: maš·ḥî·ṯîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">of them are corrupt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.…<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="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4</a></span><br />For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.<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/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3-4</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. / Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,<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="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Hosea 4:16</a></span><br />For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a></span><br />Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They are all grievous rebels, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.</p><p class="hdg">all grievous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-23.htm">Jeremiah 5:23</a></b></br> But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5</a></b></br> Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6</a></b></br> Turn ye unto <i>him from</i> whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.</p><p class="hdg">walking.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4</a></b></br> Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></b></br> Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a></b></br> For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, <i>say they</i>, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, <i>saying</i>, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.</p><p class="hdg">they are brass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-30.htm">Jeremiah 6:30</a></b></br> Reprobate silver shall <i>men</i> call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a></b></br> Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they <i>are</i> brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are <i>even</i> the dross of silver… </p><p class="hdg">corrupters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></b></br> Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Revelation 11:18</a></b></br> And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a></b></br> For true and righteous <i>are</i> his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">Act</a> <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Apostates</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-17.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Corrupters</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">False.</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-23.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Revolters</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Slander</a> <a href="/romans/3-8.htm">Slanderously</a> <a href="/psalms/101-5.htm">Slanders</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Stories</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Stubbornly</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-22.htm">Talebearer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Act</a> <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Apostates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-12.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-12.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Corrupters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/hosea/5-2.htm">Revolters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Slander</a> <a href="/romans/3-8.htm">Slanderously</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Slanders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Stories</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Stubbornly</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Talebearer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Workers</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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The term "hardened" suggests a deliberate and persistent resistance to God's commands, reminiscent of Pharaoh's hardened heart in Exodus. This rebellion is not just individual but communal, reflecting a society that has turned away from God. The historical context is the period leading up to the Babylonian exile, where the people repeatedly ignored prophetic warnings. This rebellion is a fulfillment of the warnings given in Deuteronomy about the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>walking around as slanderers</b><br>The imagery of "walking around" suggests a habitual lifestyle, indicating that slander and deceit are pervasive in society. Slander, or false accusation, is condemned throughout Scripture, as seen in Proverbs and James, highlighting the destructive power of the tongue. This behavior reflects a breakdown in community trust and justice, which are central to the covenant relationship with God. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on community integrity, making slander a serious offense.<p><b>They are bronze and iron</b><br>Bronze and iron are metals that, while strong, are not as valuable as gold or silver. This metaphor suggests that the people have become spiritually and morally inferior, lacking the purity and worth that God desires. In biblical symbolism, metals often represent different qualities or states of being. The use of bronze and iron here may also imply a stubbornness and resistance to refinement, as these metals are harder to purify. This connects to the prophetic imagery of refining and testing found in other parts of Jeremiah and the prophets.<p><b>all of them are corrupt</b><br>The term "corrupt" indicates a deep-seated moral decay, suggesting that the people's actions and hearts are tainted. This corruption is comprehensive, affecting every aspect of life and society. The biblical narrative often contrasts corruption with holiness, calling God's people to be set apart. This phrase echoes the broader biblical theme of human sinfulness and the need for divine intervention, pointing forward to the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who offers purification and transformation.<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 spanned over 40 years during a tumultuous period in Judah's history.<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 sin and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebels.htm">Rebels</a></b><br>The people of Judah, described as hardened in their rebellion against God, refusing to heed the warnings given through Jeremiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/slanderers.htm">Slanderers</a></b><br>Those who speak falsely or maliciously, contributing to the moral and spiritual decay of the society.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bronze_and_iron.htm">Bronze and Iron</a></b><br>Metaphors used to describe the people's stubbornness and resistance to purification, as these metals are less precious and more difficult to refine than gold or silver.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_rebellion.htm">The Nature of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God is not just an act but a state of being. The people of Judah were described as "hardened rebels," indicating a deep-seated resistance to God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Being labeled as "slanderers" highlights the destructive power of words. As believers, we must guard our speech and ensure it aligns with truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_purity.htm">The Call to Purity</a></b><br>The imagery of bronze and iron suggests a need for purification. As Christians, we are called to allow God to refine us, removing impurities and making us more like Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_corruption.htm">The Consequences of Corruption</a></b><br>Corruption leads to judgment. The people of Judah faced severe consequences for their actions, reminding us of the importance of living righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a></b><br>Despite the harsh judgment, God's ultimate desire is for repentance and restoration. We must hold onto the hope of redemption through Christ.<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/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'dross'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "dross" mean in the Bible?</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/how_does_lamentations_4_13_align_with_communal_guilt.htm">(Lamentations 4:13) How does blaming prophets and priests for the downfall align or conflict with other biblical teachings on communal guilt?</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>(28) <span class= "bld">Grievous revolters . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">rebels of rebels, </span>as a Hebraism for the worst type of rebellion.<p><span class= "bld">Walking with slanders.</span>--The phrase was a common one (<a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm" title="You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you stand against the blood of your neighbor; I am the LORD.">Leviticus 19:16</a>; <a href="/proverbs/11-13.htm" title="A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.">Proverbs 11:13</a>; <a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm" title="He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flatters with his lips.">Proverbs 20:19</a>), and pointed to the restless eagerness of the tale-bearer to spread his falsehoods. (Comp. <a href="/1_timothy/5-13.htm" title="And with they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.">1Timothy 5:13</a>, "wandering about<span class= "bld"> . . .</span> idle tattlers.")<p><span class= "bld">Brass and iron.</span>--Base metals serving for vile uses, no gold or silver in them. The imagery, which carries on the thought of the previous verse, had been made familiar by Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm" title="Your silver is become dross, your wine mixed with water:">Isaiah 1:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm" title="And I will turn my hand on you, and purely purge away your dross, and take away all your tin:">Isaiah 1:25</a>), and was reproduced afterwards by Ezekiel (<a href="/context/ezekiel/22-18.htm" title="Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a>) and Malachi (<a href="/malachi/3-3.htm" title="And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.">Malachi 3:3</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Grievous revolters</span>; literally, <span class="accented">rebels of rebels</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Walking</span>; rather, <span class="accented">going about</span>, as a peddler with his wares (so <a href="/proverbs/11-13.htm">Proverbs 11:13</a>; <a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Proverbs 20:19</a>; <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Leviticus 19:16</a>). Jeremiah had good reason to specify this characteristic of his enemies (see <a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Brass and Iron</span>; rather, <span class="accented">copper and iron</span>, <span class="accented">in</span> short, base metal, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/6-28.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">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are hardened</span><br /><span class="heb">סֽוֹרְרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(sō·wr·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5637.htm">Strong's 5637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn away, be refractory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebels,</span><br /><span class="heb">סָרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(sā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walking around</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹלְכֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(hō·lə·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as slanderers.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָכִ֖יל</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḵîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7400.htm">Strong's 7400: </a> </span><span class="str2">A scandal-monger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They are bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and iron;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַרְזֶ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇar·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron, an iron implement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of them are corrupt.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(maš·ḥî·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:28 They are all grievous rebels going about (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:29" /></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>