Jeremiah 10:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”
Jeremiah 10:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 10:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 10:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it can’t move.”
Jeremiah 10:4 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 10:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. ”
Jeremiah 10:4 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 10:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble.”
Jeremiah 10:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 10:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“they deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. ”
Jeremiah 10:4 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 10:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And another decketh it with siluer, and with golde: they fasten it with nailes, and hammers, that it fall not.”
Jeremiah 10:4 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 10:4 in Context — Jeremiah 10
2 Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
What Does Jeremiah 10:4 Mean?
Jeremiah 10:4 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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