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Jeremiah 23:29
Verse
Berean Standard Bible
“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
American Standard Version (1901)
Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Bible in Basic English
Is not my word like fire? says the Lord; and like a hammer, smashing the rock to bits?
Douay-Rheims 1899
Are not my words as a fire, saith the Lord: and as a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Free Bible Version
Doesn't my word burn like fire? asks the Lord. Isn't it like a hammer smashing a rock?
Geneva Bible 1599
Is not my word euen like a fire, sayeth the Lord? and like an hammer, that breaketh the stone?
King James (Authorized) Version
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Translation for Translators
It is as though my messages burn like a fire; they strike people’s inner beings like someone strikes a rock with a hammer and smashes it into pieces.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Is not my word like fire?—this is Yahweh's declaration—and like a hammer that shatters a rock into pieces?
Noah Webster Bible
Is not my word like a fire? saith the LORD? and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?