12 “Can a man break iron—

iron from the north—or bronze?

12 Can one break iron, iron from the north, and bronze?

12 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?

12 Can a man break a bar of iron from the north,

or a bar of bronze?

12 No one can smash a piece of iron or bronze

that comes from the north.

12 Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?

12 Will iron break? iron from the north? and bronze?

12 (No one can break iron, iron from the north, or bronze.) 

12 Can anyone smash iron,

iron from the north, or bronze?

12 Can iron and bronze break iron from the north?

12 Can anyone break iron,

iron from the north, or bronze?

12 “People of Judah, the armies of Babylonia

will come from the north.

They are as strong as iron and bronze.

Can anyone break their power?

12 “Can anyone smash iron,

Iron from the north, or bronze?