Jeremiah 15:12

“Will iron break iron from the north, and bronze?”

Jeremiah 15:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 15:12, word by word

Will ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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breakיָרֹעַyaroa

shatter

To break to pieces, shatter.

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from the northצָּפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

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and bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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The context

11YHWH said: “Have I not set you free for good? Have I not made the enemy plead with you in the time of evil and in the time of distress?

12 · This verse (above)

13Your wealth and your treasures as plunder I will give, not for a price, and for all your sins, and in all your territory.

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