Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch is idiomatic in its rendering of this verse: “The Israelites shall be called ‘worthless silver,’ because in the eyes of the Lord they have lost their value.” Revised English Bible has “Call them reject silver, for the LORD has rejected them.” For rejected see 2.37.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .