Jeremiah 23:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Is not My wordדְבָרִ֛י
(de·va·ri)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
like fire?"כָּאֵ֖שׁ
(ka·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"and like a hammerוּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁ
(u·che·fat·tish)
6360: a forge hammerof foreign origin
which shatters 
 
6483a: to breaka prim. root
a rock?סָֽלַע׃
(sa·la.)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Is not my word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
like
koh  (ko)
like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
as a fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and like a hammer
pattiysh  (pat-teesh')
a hammer -- hammer.
that breaketh
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
the rock
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
in pieces
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Is not My word like fire?" declares the LORD, "and like a hammer which shatters a rock?

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Is not My word like fire"--this is the LORD's declaration--"and like a hammer that pulverizes rock?

International Standard Version
"My message is like fire or like a hammer that shatters rock, is it not?" declares the LORD.

NET Bible
My message is like a fire that purges dross! It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces! I, the LORD, so affirm it!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Isn't my word like fire or like a hammer that shatters a rock?" asks the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
Is not my word like a fire? says the LORD; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
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