Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:29
29“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is not | הֲל֨וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| My word | דְבָרִ֛י | ḏə·ḇā·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1697 speech, word |
| like fire | כָּאֵ֖שׁ | kā·’êš | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and like a hammer | וּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁ | ū·ḵə·p̄aṭ·ṭîš | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H6360 forge-hammer |
| that smashes | יְפֹ֥צֵֽץ | yə·p̄ō·ṣêṣ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| a rock | סָֽלַע׃ס | sā·la‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H5553 crag, cliff |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 4:12 · Jeremiah 5:14 · Luke 24:32 · Jeremiah 20:9 · 2 Corinthians 10:4–5 · Revelation 11:5 · John 6:63 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 2:37 · 2 Corinthians 2:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.