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Jeremiah 6:30

Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.

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כֶּ֣סֶףkesefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).נִמְאָ֔סnimasabhorמָאַסverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “abhor”, a verb used as a describing wordH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.קָרְא֖וּqarevcallקָרָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “call”, a completed actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toכִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מָאַ֥סmaasabhorמָאַסverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abhor”, a completed actionH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בָּהֶֽםbaheminבָּהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Refuse silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Refuse silver shall men call them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Silver rejected,' they have called to them, For Jehovah hath kicked against them!

World English Bible

Men will call them rejected silver, because Yahweh has rejected them.”

Darby Translation

Reprobate silver shall they call them, for Jehovah hath rejected them.

Douay-Rheims

Call them reprobate silver, for the Lord hath rejected them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Refuse silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Call ye them reprobate silver, because the Lord has rejected them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀργύριον ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον καλέσατε αὐτοὺς, ὅτι ἀπεδοκίμασεν αὐτοὺς Κύριος.