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29 My message is like a fire that purges dross.[a] It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces.[b] I, the Lord, so affirm it![c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:29 tn Heb “Is not my message like a fire?” The rhetorical question expects a positive answer that is made explicit in the translation. The words “that purges dross” are not in the text but are implicit to the metaphor. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
  2. Jeremiah 23:29 tn Heb “Is it not like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” See preceding note.
  3. Jeremiah 23:29 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”