Iron was created to shorten man's life? How does that work, given that "the life is in the blood", and blood, particularly hemoglobin, is made up in large part of iron, and cannot function to sustain life in most creatures, including man, without that iron? — Matthew Najmon 2 hours ago

@Matthew Not that kind of iron. We're talking about iron implements/tools/weapons, like swords and stuff. (yes; I understand that it's the same element) — Shokhet 1 hour ago

@Shokhet So, refined/metallic iron, in contrast with iron compounds? I'm still having trouble with this concept, as the two are easily converted between them. It's quite likely that a significant part of the iron in my blood was at some point part of a car or a sword, and likewise the iron in my sword may well have at some point been part of hemoglobin. If "created for" refers to the anthropogenic refining of the metal or crafting of implements, rather than God creating the element, then making chisels, so long as they were made for that purpose from virgin material, would seem to avoid this — Matthew Najmon 14 mins ago

@Cnsersmoit based on this answer/comments and the comments to the other answer, I am voting to close the question as unclear. — YeZ 50 mins ago

@Cnsersmoit which apparently I can't do while there's a bounty... — YeZ 49 mins ago