Jeremiah 23:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”
Jeremiah 23:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 23:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 23:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Isn’t my word like fire?” says Yahweh; “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”
Jeremiah 23:29 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 23:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”
Jeremiah 23:29 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 23:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Is it not thus? My word <FI>is<Fi> as a fire, An affirmation of Jehovah. And as a hammer--it breaketh in pieces a rock.”
Jeremiah 23:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 23:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Is not my word like a fire, saith Jehovah; and like a hammer [that] breaketh the rock in pieces? ”
Jeremiah 23:29 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 23:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Is not my word euen like a fire, sayeth the Lord? and like an hammer, that breaketh the stone?”
Jeremiah 23:29 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 23:29 in Context — Jeremiah 23
27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
What Does Jeremiah 23:29 Mean?
Jeremiah 23:29 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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