Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "They decorate it with silver and with gold; They fasten it with nails and with hammers So that 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 Barnes' Notes on the BibleThey deck it - It was covered with plates of gold and silver, and then fastened with nails in its place, that it might not "more, i. e." tumble down. The agreement in this and the following verses with the argument in Isaiah 40-44 is so manifest, that no one can doubt that the one is modelled upon the other. If, therefore, Jeremiah took the thoughts and phrases from Isaiah, it is plain that the last 27 chapters of Isaiah were prior in date to Jeremiah's time, and were not therefore written at the close of the Babylonian exile. This passage then is a crucial one to the pseudo-Isaiah theory. Two answers are attempted, (1) that the pseudo-Isaiah borrowed from Jeremiah. But this is refuted by the style, which is not that usual with Jeremiah. (2) that it is an interpolation in Jeremiah. But how then are we to account for its being found in the Septuagint Version? The only argument of real importance is that these verses break the continuity of thought; but the whole chapter is somewhat fragmentary, and not so closely connected as the previous three. Still there is a connection. The prophet had just included all Israel under the ban of uncircumcision: he now shows them their last chance of safety by enlarging upon the truth, that (compare Jeremiah 9:23-24) their true glory is their God, not an idol of wood, but the King of nations. Then comes the sad feeling that they have rejected God and chosen idols Jeremiah 10:17-18; then the nation's deep grief Jeremiah 10:19-22 and earnest prayer Jeremiah 10:23-25. It is quite possible that only portions of the concluding part of Jeremiah's templesermon were embodied in Baruch's scroll, and that had the whole been preserved, we should have found the thoughts as orderly in development as those in Jeremiah 7-9. Jeremiah 10:4 Parallel Commentaries Library An Instructive Truth"O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."--Jeremiah 10:23. This declaration follows after Jeremiah's lamentation over the Lord's ancient people, who were about to be carried captive into Babylon. The prophet speaks of a fact that was well known to him. It is always well, brethren, to know the truth, and to know it so certainly that you are able to remember it just when you most need it. There are some people, who are very much like … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 50: 1904 Of Hiding Our Grace under the Guard of Humility Jeremiah Cross References Psalm 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man's hands. Isaiah 40:19 As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver. Isaiah 40:20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering Selects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter. Isaiah 41:7 So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, "It is good"; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter. Isaiah 46:6 "Those who lavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it. Hosea 13:2 And now they sin more and more, And make for themselves molten images, Idols skillfully made from their silver, All of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them, "Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!" Habakkuk 2:19 "Woe to him who says to a piece of wood, 'Awake!' To a mute stone, 'Arise!' And that is your teacher? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath at all inside 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 Bible Hub |