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29 The bellows blow fiercely, the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain do they continue refining, for the wicked [the dross] are not removed.

30 Men will call them reprobate and rejected silver [only dross, without good metal], because the Lord has rejected them.

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29 The bellows blow fiercely
    to burn away the lead with fire,
but the refining(A) goes on in vain;
    the wicked are not purged out.
30 They are called rejected silver,(B)
    because the Lord has rejected them.”(C)

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