Jer 23:29
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
interesting verse. 2nd Temple period was the end of Bronze Age, intro Iron Age.
Rome is steel.
If you are speaking Roman, tho..
mallet | ˈmalət |
noun
a hammer with a large, usually wooden head, used especially for hitting a chisel.
• a long-handled wooden stick with a head like a hammer, used for hitting a croquet or polo ball.
• a wooden or plastic stick with a rounded head, used to play certain percussion instruments such as xylophone and marimba.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French maillet, from mail ‘hammer’, from Latin malleus.
But Second Temple was Greek…
Jer. quote is from Septuagint, NOT the medieval "Jewish" bible.
when you break rocks and have a fire, there will be a crucible and a casting form.