King James Version

Jeremiah 15:12

Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?

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הֲיָרֹ֨עַhayaroabe worseרָעַעparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be worse”, an unfinished actionH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…בַּרְזֶ֧לbarzelironבַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.בַּרְזֶ֛לbarzelironבַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.מִצָּפ֖וֹןmitsafonfrom northצָפוֹןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from north”, the ordinary formH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).וּנְחֹֽשֶׁתunechoshetand copperנְחֹשֶׁתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Can iron break iron from the north and brass?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?

Young’s Literal Translation

Doth one break iron — northern iron, and brass?

World English Bible

Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and bronze?

Darby Translation

Will iron break? iron from the north? and bronze?

Douay-Rheims

Shall iron be allied with the iron from the north, and the brass?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Can iron break iron from the north and brass?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will iron be known? whereas thy strength is a brazen covering.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ γνωσθήσεται σίδηρος; καὶ περιβόλαιον χαλκοῦν ἡ ἰσχύς σου.