Jeremiah 6:29
The bellows blow fiercely,
What it says
The bellows blaze and the lead is consumed in the fire, but refining goes on in vain because the wicked are not removed.
What it is doing
This verse shows purification failing to cleanse the people.
In context
22This is what the LORD says: 23They grasp the bow and spear; 24We have heard the report; 25Do not go out to the fields; 26O daughter of my people, 27“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, 28All are hardened rebels, 29The bellows blow fiercely, 30They are called rejected silver,