26 My 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

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

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Footnotes

  1. 6:26 Lit Daughter of my
  2. 6:27 Text emended; MT reads fortress

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