Jeremiah 10:4

The Sovereignty of God

3For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. 4They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.

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Berean Standard Bible
They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.
American Standard Version (1901)
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
He hath decked it with silver and gold: he hath put it together with nails and hammers, that it may not fall asunder.
Free Bible Version
They decorate it with silver and gold, and nail it down with a hammer so it won't fall over.
Geneva Bible 1599
And another decketh it with siluer, and with golde: they fasten it with nailes, and hammers, that it fall not.
King James (Authorized) Version
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Translation for Translators
Then people decorate the idol with silver and gold. Then they fasten it securely with nails in order that it will not topple/fall over.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then they decorate it with silver and gold. They strengthen it with hammer and nails so it will not fall over.
Noah Webster Bible
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, so that it can’t 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.