Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 5:14, God makes his words a fire that consumes — the same fire imagery for the destructive power of prophecy.

Jeremiah 20:9 describes the word as a burning fire within the prophet, showing the internal compulsion — the same fire that breaks out externally in 23:29.

In 2 Corinthians 10:5, the same spiritual warfare destroys arguments — mirroring the hammer that breaks rock, showing the word's power to shatter opposition.

Hebrews 4:12 similarly describes God's word as sharp and piercing — another metaphor for its penetrating power, like the fire and hammer in Jeremiah.

Hosea 6:5 Parallel

Hosea 6:5 describes God slaying by the words of His prophets — matching the destructive power of fire and hammer in Jeremiah.

Romans 1:16 Parallel

In Romans 1:16, the gospel is God's power for salvation — mirroring the dynamic, effectual nature of God's word as fire and hammer.

In 1 Thessalonians 2:13, the word of God is at work in believers — the same powerful word described as fire and hammer.

Acts 2:37 Allusion

Acts 2:37 records hearers cut to the heart by Peter's sermon — a piercing effect like the hammer breaking rock in Jeremiah.

Luke 24:32 Allusion

Luke 24:32 shows hearts burning as Jesus opens the Scriptures — an internal response to the word, like the fire of God's word in Jeremiah.

In 2 Corinthians 10:4, spiritual weapons with divine power to destroy strongholds echo the hammer and fire imagery of God's word as a destructive force.

Ecclesiastes 12:11 compares wise words to goads and nails — similar to Jeremiah's hammer, showing the word's penetrating and fixing effect.

Acts 24:25 Parallel

In Acts 24:25, Paul's reasoning on judgment alarms Felix — similar to the convicting force of God's word like a hammer breaking rocks.

In Romans 10:17, faith comes through hearing the word — the same word that shatters like a hammer, producing belief in hearers.

In 1 Corinthians 3:13, fire tests each person's work — echoing the refining/judging aspect of God's word as fire.