Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 6:28 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 6:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 6 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.”
Jeremiah 6:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 6:28
The metallurgical metaphor continues: the people are 'all grievous revolters,' walking about as 'slanderers' (Hebrew 'rakil'—talebearers, gossips). The metals 'brass and iron' suggest inferior quality—not gold or silver. The phrase 'they are all corrupters' indicates comprehensive moral failure. This verse shows that examination reveals not pure metal but dross. The emphasis on slander connects speech patterns with spiritual condition—what comes from the mouth reveals the heart. Reformed theology emphasizes that total depravity affects every faculty, including speech, which James calls untamab...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 6:28
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“and don't you trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant”
“But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.”
“the house of Israel is become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead”
“Come”
“who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality”
“terror on every side. Denounce”
“children of Israel.”
“because Yahweh has rejected them.”
“a people loaded with iniquity”
“Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.”