American Standard Version
"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
“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”
“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.”
“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.”
“He hath decked it with silver and gold: he hath put it together with nails and hammers, that it may not fall asunder.”
“They make it beautiful with silver and gold; they make it strong with nails and hammers, so that it may not be moved.”
“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”
Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
thus saith Jehovah, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them.
For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
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.
There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.