Jeremiah 10:4

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.

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In The King James Version

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

In Context

3For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

5They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and do not speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Do not be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."

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Cross References

Psalms 115:4Their idols are silver and gold,the work of men's hands.

Isaiah 40:19A workman has cast an image,and the goldsmith overlays it with gold,and casts silver chains for it.

Isaiah 44:12The blacksmith takes an axe,works in the coals,fashions it with hammers,and works it with his strong arm.He is hungry,and his strength fails;he drinks no water,and is faint.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:2-17

Solemn Charge to Israel; The Folly of Idolatry. ( b. c. 606.) 1 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2 Thus saith the Lord , Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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