Jeremiah 23:29

“[Is] not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord, etc.] The legal part of it is as fire; it is called a “fiery law”, (<053302>Deuteronomy 33:2); like fire, it is quick and piercing, and penetrating into the hearts and consciences of men; and works wrath there, and raises a fearful expectation of fiery indignation; it threatens with everlasting fire; it sentences men to the fire of hell; and the righteous Judge, in the execution of it, will be a consuming fire to wicked men. The Gospel part of the word is like fire, on account of the light the entrance of it gives to sinners; by which they see their own impurity, impotence, and the insufficiency of their own righteousness, and the way of life…”

“As the "fire" consumes the "chaff" (Jer 23:28), so "My word" will consume the false prophets (Mat 3:12; Heb 4:12). "My word" which is "wheat" (Jer 23:28), that is, food to the true prophet and his hearers, is a consuming "fire," and a crushing "hammer" (Mat 21:44) to false prophets and their followers (Co2 2:16). The Word of the false prophets may be known by its promising men peace in sin. "My word," on the contrary, burns and breaks the hard-hearted (Jer 20:9). The "hammer" symbolizes destructive power (Jer 50:23; Nah 2:1, Margin).”

“Like as a fire - God’s word is the great purifier which destroys all that is false and aves, only the genuine metal. Compare Hebrews 4:12. Like a hammer ... - God’s word rouses and strengthens the conscience and crushes within the heart everything that is evil. return to 'Top of Page'”

“23:29 The Lord’s word has power, like fire, to destroy false prophecies. It would smash the seemingly impregnable fortress of Jerusalem like a mighty hammer.”

“like as: Jer 5:14, Jer 20:9; Luk 24:32; Joh 6:63; Act 2:3, Act 2:37; Co2 2:16, Co2 10:4, Co2 10:5; Heb 4:12; Rev 11:5 Jeremiah 23:30”