Jeremiah Chapter 6 verse 28 Holy Bible
They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
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All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.
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They are all the most rebellious of rebels, going about with slander: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.
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They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
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They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
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All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously -- brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - Grievous revolters; literally, rebels of rebels. Walking; rather, going about, as a peddler with his wares (so Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19; Leviticus 19:16). Jeremiah had good reason to specify this characteristic of his enemies (see Jeremiah 18:18). Brass and Iron; rather, copper and iron, in short, base metal,
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) Grievous revolters . . .--Literally, rebels of rebels, as a Hebraism for the worst type of rebellion.Walking with slanders.--The phrase was a common one (Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19), and pointed to the restless eagerness of the tale-bearer to spread his falsehoods. (Comp. 1Timothy 5:13, "wandering about . . . idle tattlers.")Brass and iron.--Base metals serving for vile uses, no gold or silver in them. The imagery, which carries on the thought of the previous verse, had been made familiar by Isaiah (Isaiah 1:22; Isaiah 1:25), and was reproduced afterwards by Ezekiel (Ezekiel 22:18-22) and Malachi (Malachi 3:3). . . .
