11 Bible Verses about Steel

As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].

Vedan and Javan traded with yarn from Uzal [in Arabia] for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were among your merchandise.

“He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.

The shields of his soldiers [of Media and Babylon] are colored red;
The warriors are dressed in scarlet.
The chariots blaze with fire of [flashing] steel
When he is prepared to march,
And the cypress spears are brandished [for battle].

“Is my strength and endurance that of stones,
Or is my flesh made of bronze?

“He may flee from the iron weapon,
But the bow of bronze will pierce him through.

He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

“Can anyone crush iron,
The iron from the north, or bronze?

The chariots race madly in the streets;
They rush wildly in the broad plazas.
Their appearance is like torches;
They rush in various directions like forked lightning.

They had breastplates (scales) like breastplates made of iron; and the [whirring] noise of their wings was like the [thunderous] noise of countless horse-drawn chariots charging [at full speed] into battle.

cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet; all kinds of citron (scented) wood and every article of ivory and every article of very costly and lavish wood and bronze and iron and marble;