Jeremiah 6:26-28

Christian Standard Bible

²⁶My dear^[a] people, dress yourselves in sackcloth
and roll in the dust.^(A)
Mourn as you would for an only son,^(B)
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer^(C) will come on us.^(D)

Jeremiah Appointed as an Examiner

²⁷I have appointed you to be an assayer among my people—
a refiner^[b]—
so you may know and assay their way of life.^(E)
²⁸All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.^(F)
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.^(G)

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Footnotes

6:26 Lit Daughter of my
6:27 Text emended; MT reads fortress

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