Jeremiah 6:27-29

International Children’s Bible

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.