Jeremiah 6:29

NIV: The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.

NAS: The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; In vain the refining goes on, But the wicked are not separated.

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

GWT: The bellows of the blast furnace blow fiercely to make the fire melt away the lead. It is useless to go on refining because the impurities can't be removed.

ASV: The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.

BBE: The blower is blowing strongly, the lead is burned away in the fire: they go on heating the metal to no purpose, for the evil-doers are not taken away.

DBY: The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; they have melted, and melted in vain; and the bad are not plucked away.

DRB: The bellows have failed, the lead is consumed in the fire, the founder hath melted in vain: for their wicked deeds are not consumed.

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

WEB: The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.

YLT: The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.