Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 15:12
American Standard Version
Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?
Amplified® Bible
Can iron break the iron from the north and the bronze?
Contemporary English Version
People of Judah, just as you can't break iron mixed with bronze, you can't defeat the enemies that will attack from the north.
Darby English Version
Will iron break? iron from the north? and bronze?
Good News Bible
(No one can break iron, especially the iron from the north that is mixed with bronze.)
King James Version
Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
New American Standard Bible
"Can anyone smash iron, Iron from the north, or bronze?
New International Version
"Can a man break iron—
iron from the north—or bronze?
New King James Version
Can anyone break iron,
The northern iron and the bronze?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Can anyone smash iron, Iron from the north, or bronze?
Revised Standard Version
Can one break iron, iron from the north, and bronze?
Young's Literal Translation
Doth one break iron -- northern iron, and brass?