28They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.


In Context

25 Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.

26 O my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

27 "I have made you a tester of metals and my people the ore, that you may observe and test their ways.

28 They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.

29 The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.

30 They are called rejected silver, because the Lord has rejected them."

Jeremiah 6:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:28They [are] all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: [they are] brass and iron; they [are] all corrupters.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:28All of these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:28They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:28They are all the most rebellious of rebels, going about with slander: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:28They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:28They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:28They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:28All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously — brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:28They are all grievous rebels, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.