Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
It is fastened with hammer and nails,
so it won’t totter.
New American Standard Bible
They
So that it will not totter.
King James Version
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
International Standard Version
They decorate it with silver and gold. They secure it with nails and hammers so it won't totter.
A Conservative Version
They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.
American Standard Version
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Amplified
“They adorn the idol with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with hammers and nails
So that it will not fall apart.
Bible in Basic English
They make it beautiful with silver and gold; they make it strong with nails and hammers, so that it may not be moved.
Darby Translation
they deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Julia Smith Translation
With gold and with silver they will beautify; with nails and with hammers they will make firm and it will not move.
King James 2000
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it moves not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He decorates it with silver and gold, they strengthen it with nails and hammers, so that it does not stagger.
Modern King James verseion
They adorn it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers, so that it will not wobble.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
they cover it over with gold or silver; they fasten it with nails and hammers, that it move not.
NET Bible
He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold. He uses hammer and nails to fasten it together so that it will not fall over.
New Heart English Bible
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.
The Emphasized Bible
With silver and with gold, he decketh it, - With nails and with hammers, they fasten them, that it may not totter.
Webster
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move.
World English Bible
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.
Youngs Literal Translation
With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 10:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
False Gods Contrasted With The Creator
3
Someone cuts down a tree from the forest;
it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
It is fastened with hammer and nails,
so it won’t totter.
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 40:19-20
and a metalworker plates with gold
and makes silver welds for it?
Psalm 115:4
made by human hands.
Psalm 135:15
made by human hands.
Isaiah 41:6-7
and says to another, “Take courage!”
Isaiah 44:12
shapes the idol with hammers,
and works it with his strong arm.
Also he grows hungry and his strength fails;
he doesn’t drink water and is faint.
Isaiah 46:7
they set it in its place, and there it stands;
it does not budge from its place.
They cry out to it but it doesn’t answer;
it saves no one from his trouble.