Jeremiah 23:29 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]? says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock [of most stubborn resistance]?

American Standard Version (1901)

Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

Common English Bible

Isn’t my word like fire and like a hammer that shatters rock? declares the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Are not my words like a fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer crushing rock?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Are not my words as a fire, saith the Lord, and as a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?