Jeremiah 16:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do people make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!"

New Living Translation
Can people make their own gods? These are not real gods at all!”

English Standard Version
Can man make for himself gods? Such are not gods!”

Berean Study Bible
Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”

New American Standard Bible
Can a person make gods for himself? But they are not gods!

NASB 1995
Can man make gods for himself? Yet they are not gods!

NASB 1977
Can man make gods for himself? Yet they are not gods!

Amplified Bible
“Can a man make gods for himself? Such [things] are not gods!

Christian Standard Bible
Can one make gods for himself? But they are not gods.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Can one make gods for himself? But they are not gods.

Contemporary English Version
worthless idols made by human hands."

Good News Translation
Can people make their own gods? No, if they did, those would not really be gods."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"People can't make gods for themselves. They aren't really gods.

International Standard Version
Can a person make a god for himself? They are not gods!

NET Bible
Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

New King James Version
Will a man make gods for himself, Which are not gods?

King James 2000 Bible
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

New Heart English Bible
Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?'"

World English Bible
Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?

American King James Version
Shall a man make gods to himself, and they are no gods?

American Standard Version
Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

A Faithful Version
Shall a man make gods to himself when they are not gods?

Darby Bible Translation
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no-gods?

English Revised Version
Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

Webster's Bible Translation
Shall a man make gods to himself, and they are no gods?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Shall a man make gods vnto himselfe, and they are no gods?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Howe can a man make those his gods, which are not able to be gods?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
How can a man make those his goddes, which are not able to be goddes?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Does man make gods for himself, "" And they—no gods?

Young's Literal Translation
Doth man make for himself gods, And they -- no gods?

Smith's Literal Translation
Shall man make to himself gods, and they not gods?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and there are no gods?

Catholic Public Domain Version
How can man make gods for himself, though these are not gods?”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Behold, the children of men made gods for themselves, and those are not gods

Lamsa Bible
Behold, men make gods to themselves, and they are no gods.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Shall a man make unto himself gods, And they are no gods?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Will a man make gods for himself, whereas these are no gods?
















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