29
The bellows blow fiercely. The lead is consumed in the fire. In vain they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.
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Verse 29. Bellows, or crucible.—Lead, which was intermixed to purify the dross (Saint Jerome) of gold and silver. But brass and iron could not be thus purified. All would be lost labour. Afflictions do not correct the obstinate. Calmet.
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