27. “Jeremiah, I have made you like a worker who tests metal.And my people are like the ore for the metal.You must observe their ways.And you must test them.
28. My people have turned against me and are stubborn.They go around telling lies about people.They are like bronze and iron,that became covered with rust.
29. The fire is fanned to make it hotter.But the lead does not melt.The pure silver does not come out.And the evil is not removed from my people.
30. My people will be called rejected silver.They will be given that name because the Lord has rejected them.”