Jeremiah 10:4
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Jeremiah 10:4 in other translations
| BSB | They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. |
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| WEB | They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it can’t move. |
| ASV | They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. |
| YLT | With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble. |
| DARBY | they deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. |
| BBE | They make it beautiful with silver and gold; they make it strong with nails and hammers, so that it may not be moved. |
| Webster | They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move. |
What does Jeremiah 10:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 10:1-16
The absurdity of idolatry. (Jr 10:1-16) Destruction denounced against Jerusalem. (Jr 10:17-25) Verses 1-16 The prophet shows the glory of Israel's God, and exposes the folly of idolaters. Charms and other attempts to obtain supernatural help, or to pry into futurity, are copied from the wicked customs of the heathen. Let us stand in awe, and not dare provoke God, by giving that glory to another which is due to him…
Jeremiah 10:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 10:4
- Isaiah 46:7
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
- Isaiah 40:19-20
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
- Isaiah 41:6-7
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
- Isaiah 44:12
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
- Psalms 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
- Psalms 135:15
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
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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.
- Jeremiah 10:4
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
- Jeremiah 10:5
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.
Jeremiah 10:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Con plata y oro lo engalanan; con clavos y martillo lo afirman, para que no se salga. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | on l’embellit avec de l’argent et de l’or; on le fait tenir avec des clous et des marteaux, afin qu’il ne bouge pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er schmückt es mit Silber und mit Gold; mit Nägeln und mit Hämmern befestigen sie es, daß es nicht wanke; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | argento et auro decoravit illud: clavis et malleis compegit, ut non dissolvatur: |