Jeremiah 6:29 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The blower is blowing strongly, the lead is burned away in the fire: they go on heating the metal to no purpose, for the evil-doers are not taken away.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; they have melted, and melted in vain; and the bad are not plucked away.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.
| The bellows | נָחַ֣ר | nāḥar | na-HAHR |
| are burned, | מַפֻּ֔חַ | mappuaḥ | ma-POO-ak |
| the lead | מֵאֵ֖שׁ | mēʾēš | may-AYSH |
| consumed is | תַּ֣ם | tam | tahm |
| of the fire; | עֹפָ֑רֶת | ʿōpāret | oh-FA-ret |
| founder the | לַשָּׁוְא֙ | laššow | la-shove |
| melteth | צָרַ֣ף | ṣārap | tsa-RAHF |
| in vain: | צָר֔וֹף | ṣārôp | tsa-ROFE |
| wicked the for | וְרָעִ֖ים | wĕrāʿîm | veh-ra-EEM |
| are not | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| plucked away. | נִתָּֽקוּ׃ | nittāqû | nee-ta-KOO |