Parallel Verses New International Version They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. King James Bible They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. Darby Bible Translation they deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. World English Bible They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move. Young's Literal Translation With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble. Jeremiah 10:4 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThe customs of the people are vain - חקות chukkoth; the statutes and principles of the science are vain, empty, and illusory. They are founded in nonsense, ignorance, idolatry, and folly. One cutteth a tree out of the forest - See the notes on Isaiah 40:19 (note), and Isaiah 44:9 (note), etc., which are all parallel places and where this conduct is strongly ridiculed. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge deck. Psalm 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. Psalm 135:15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. fasten. Library May 16. "It is not in Man that Walketh to Direct his Steps" (Jer. x. 23). "It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps" (Jer. x. 23). United to Jesus Christ as your Redeemer, you are accepted in the Beloved. He does not merely take my place as a man and settle my debts. He does that and more. He comes to give a perfect ideal of what a man should be. He is the model man, not for us to copy, for that would only bring discouragement and utter failure; but He will come and copy Himself in us. If Christ lives in me, I am another Christ. I am not like Him, but I have the … Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth Dwight -- the Sovereignty of God Meditations for Household Piety. "For if Ye Live after the Flesh, Ye Shall Die; but if Ye through the Spirit do Mortify the Deeds of the Body, Ye Shall Live. Cross References Psalm 115:4 But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. Isaiah 40:19 As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it. Isaiah 40:20 A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple. Isaiah 41:7 The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding, "It is good." The other nails down the idol so it will not topple. Isaiah 46:6 Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god, and they bow down and worship it. Hosea 13:2 Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, "They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf-idols!" Habakkuk 2:19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!' Or to lifeless stone, 'Wake up!' Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it." Jump to Previous Adorn Beautiful Beautify Deck Decorate Fasten Fix Gold Hammer Hammers Move Moved Nails Silver Strong Stumble TotterJump to Next Adorn Beautiful Beautify Deck Decorate Fasten Fix Gold Hammer Hammers Move Moved Nails Silver Strong Stumble TotterLinks Jeremiah 10:4 NIVJeremiah 10:4 NLT Jeremiah 10:4 ESV Jeremiah 10:4 NASB Jeremiah 10:4 KJV Jeremiah 10:4 Bible Apps Jeremiah 10:4 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 10:4 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 10:4 French Bible Jeremiah 10:4 German Bible Jeremiah 10:4 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |