Jer 6:29, Eze 24:11-13 | ESV | STEP | The bellows blow fiercely ; the lead is consumed by the fire ; in vain the refining goes on , for the wicked are not removed .

a[See ver. 28 above]

Jeremiah 6:29

29 The ^abellows blow fiercely;
the lead is consumed by the fire;
^bin vain the refining goes on,
for the wicked are not removed.

Ezekiel 24:11-13

11 Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn, ^cthat its uncleanness may be melted in it, its corrosion consumed. 12 ^dShe has wearied herself with toil; ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain} its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion! 13 On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, ^fyou shall not be cleansed anymore till ^gI have satisfied my fury upon you.