| 29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 23:29:1 ⧉הֲל֨וֹאhalois it not Jeremiah 23:29:2 ⧉כֹ֧הkhothus or like this Jeremiah 23:29:3 ⧉דְבָרִ֛יdevarimy word Jeremiah 23:29:4 ⧉כָּאֵ֖שׁkaeshlike fire Jeremiah 23:29:5 ⧉נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑הneumyahwehdeclaration of the LORD Jeremiah 23:29:6 ⧉וּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁukhefattishand like a hammer Jeremiah 23:29:7 ⧉יְפֹ֥צֵֽץyefotsetsthat shatters or smashes Jeremiah 23:29:8 ⧉סָֽלַע׃סsalaa rock |
| 29. Formal Translation “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD {Yahweh, Word Speaker}, “and like a hammer that shatters the rock?” |
| 29. Dynamic Translation “My word is like a blazing fire,” says the LORD {Yahweh, Powerful Judge}, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock to pieces.” |