| Hebrew | |
| ESV |   
The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed.
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| NIV |   
The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.
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| NLT |   
The bellows fiercely fan the flames to burn out the corruption. But it does not purify them, for the wickedness remains.
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| LXX |   
ἐξέλιπεν φυσητὴρ ἀπὸ πυρός ἐξέλιπεν μόλιβος εἰς κενὸν ἀργυροκόπος ἀργυροκοπεῖ πονηρία αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός  greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) οὐκ ἐτάκη  | 
	
| KJV |   
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
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Jeremiah 6:28 ← Jeremiah 6:29 → Jeremiah 6:30
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