Jeremiah 23:29
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Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
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Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
Hebrew words
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