Jeremiah 15:12
Can anyone smash iron —
What it says
A rhetorical question asks whether ordinary iron can break iron from the north and bronze.
What it is doing
This verse underscores the unbreakable force of what the LORD is bringing.
In context
10Woe to me, my mother, 11The LORD said: 12Can anyone smash iron — 13Your wealth and your treasures 14Then I will enslave you to your enemies 15You understand, O LORD; 16Your words were found, and I ate them. 17I never sat with the band of revelers, 18Why is my pain unending,