Jer 6:27-30 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 6:27-30: 6:27-30 The Lord interrupted Jeremiah’s lamentation and brought him back to his commissioned task. God depicted the prophet as a silversmith working with raw ore. The refining process was going to reveal that the silver content of the ore was so small as to be worthless. 6:27 Jeremiah’s prophetic task was at odds with the empathy that he felt for his people . Like a metalworker, he was to direct the fire of criticism on the people to determine their quality in the light of God’s standards.

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‏ Jeremiah 6:27-30

Summary for Jer 6:27-30: 6:27-30 ^a The Lord interrupted Jeremiah’s lamentation and brought him back to his commissioned task. God depicted the prophet as a silversmith working with raw ore. The refining process was going to reveal that the silver content of the ore was so small as to be worthless. 6:27 ^b Jeremiah’s prophetic task was at odds with the empathy that he felt for his people. Like a metalworker, he was to direct the fire of criticism on the people to determine their quality in the light of God’s standards.
6:28 ^c The people’s dross was spiritual; it included rebellion against God, slander of other people, a hard and stubborn attitude, and a disposition to lead others into corruption (Ezek 22:18 ^d).
6:29 ^e To expose their wickedness, God was fanning the flames with the bellows of his judgment. But no valuable silver appeared; only the dross of wickedness remained (Zech 13:9 ^f; Mal 3:3 ^g).
6:30 ^h The people, the Rejected Silver, must be thrown away (Isa 1:22 ⁱ).