Reference

Jeremiah 6:29

The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
27

I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.

28

They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

29

The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

30

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

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
Keyword Match
70% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Destruction / Perishing Language
Keyword Match
80% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Fire Imagery
Multi-Signal Classification
65% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

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Annihilation / Destruction

The verse describes a failed attempt at refining, where the "wicked are not plucked away," implying their continued existence rather than their destruction or cessation.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes a failed attempt at refining, where the wicked are not "plucked away," implying that destruction has not yet occurred, but rather a failure to separate them from the righteous.