Jeremiah 10:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 10:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 10:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 10:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don’t speak. They must be carried, because they can’t move. Don’t be afraid of them; for they can’t do evil, neither is it in them to do good.””
Jeremiah 10:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 10:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good. ”
Jeremiah 10:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 10:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As a palm they <FI>are<Fi> stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them.”
Jeremiah 10:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 10:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They are as a palm-column of turned work, and they speak not; they are carried, for they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. ”
Jeremiah 10:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 10:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The idoles stande vp as the palme tree, but speake not: they are borne because they cannot go feare them not, for they cannot do euill, neither can they do good.”
Jeremiah 10:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 10:5 in Context — Jeremiah 10
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.
7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
What Does Jeremiah 10:5 Mean?
Jeremiah 10:5 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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