Topic
Bellows
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Jeremiah 6:29Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Used with the furnace of the founder
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Occurs only in Jer. 6:29, in relation to the casting of metal. Probably they consisted of leather bags similar to those common in Egypt.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
bel'-oz, bel'-us: The word occurs once only in English Versions of the Bible, in Jer 6:29, where the prophet is predicting the coming of the destroyer (verse 26), "a great nation" from "the north country" (verse 22), down upon Israel, because "all of them deal corruptly" (verse 28). "The bellows blow fiercely; the leads is of the fire." Here the imagery is drawn from the refiner's art, and the "bellows" are those used to make the refiner's fires burn fiercely.
See CRAFTS, II, 10.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Used with the furnace of the founder Jer 6:29
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.