Jeremiah 10:3–6
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3For the †ccustoms of the people are vain:
For done cutteth a tree out of the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, ewith the axe.
4fThey deck it with silver and with gold;
gThey fasten it with nails and with hammers, ghthat it move not.
5They are iupright as kthe palm tree, lbut speak not:
mThey must needs be borne, because they cannot go.
Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil,
nNeither also is it in them to do good.
6Forasmuch as there is onone like unto thee, O Lord;
oThou art great, and thy name is great in might.
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- †Heb. statutes, or, b ordinances are vanity.
- cch. 32:11. See Judg. 11:39.
- dSo Isai. 40:19, 20. & 44:9–11. & 45:20. Wisd. 13:11.
- eIs. 44:12 (Heb.).
- hSo Isai. 40:20. & 46:7.
- iSee rather Ex. 25:18. Comp. Baruch 6:8.
- kSee Ps. 92:12.
- mSo Ps. 115:7. Wisd. 13:18. See Isai. 46:7.
- oPs. 86:8, 10 So ch. 49:19. See Ex. 15:11.
- oPs. 86:8, 10 So ch. 49:19. See Ex. 15:11.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
for the customs of the peoples are vanity.
A tree from the forest is cut down
and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
They decorate it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and they cannot speak;
they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they cannot do evil,
neither is it in them to do good.”
There is none like you, O Lord;
you are great, and your name is great in might.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm
nor can they do any good.”
No one is like you, Lord;
you are great,
and your name is mighty in power.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
for the customs of the peoples are worthless.
Someone cuts down a tree from the forest;
it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
He decorates it with silver and gold.
It is fastened with hammer and nails,
so it won’t totter.
Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm—
and they cannot do any good.
Lord, there is no one like you.
You are great;
your name is great in power.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Their ways are futile and foolish.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
They decorate it with gold and silver
and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails
so it won’t fall over.
Their gods are like
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”
Lord, there is no one like you!
For you are great, and your name is full of power.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For the statutes of the peoples are vanity,
for it is a tree cut down from the forest,
the work of the hands of a craftsman with the tool.
He decorates it with silver and gold,
they strengthen it with nails and hammers,
so that it does not stagger.
They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
they cannot speak.
Indeed, they must be carried,
for they cannot march.
You must not be afraid of them,
for they cannot do evil;
furthermore, to do good is not in them.”
There is none like you, O Yahweh,
you are great and your name is great in might.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press