Catholic Public Domain Version
"But how can iron be joined with the iron from the north or with brass? "
— Jeremiah 15:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?”
“Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass? ”
“Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?”
“Can you people who are like iron and bronze break that iron fist from the north?”
“Shall iron be allied with the iron from the north, and the brass?”
“Is it possible for iron to be broken; even iron from the north, and brass?”
“Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?”
She who gave birth to seven has become weak. Her life has faded away. Her sun has set while it was still daytime. She has been confounded and shamed. And the remainder of them I will give over to the sword in the sight of their enemies, says the Lord.”
“O my mother, woe to me! Why did you conceive me, a man of strife, a man of discord to all the earth? I have not lent money at interest, nor has anyone lent money at interest to me. Yet everyone is cursing me.”
The Lord says: “Certainly, it will be well with your remnant. Certainly, I will run to meet you, in the time of affliction and in the time of tribulation, against the enemy.
But how can iron be joined with the iron from the north or with brass?
Your riches and your treasures I will give over to be freely despoiled, because of all your sins, even throughout all your borders.
And I will lead in your enemies from a land that you do not know. For a fire has been kindled in my fury; it will burn upon you.”
“You know me, O Lord. Remember me, and visit me, and watch over me, because of those who persecute me. In your patience, do not choose to let me endure. You know I have suffered reproach because of you.