Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 10:4
American Standard Version
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Amplified® Bible
They deck [the idol] with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers so it will not fall apart {or} move around.
Contemporary English Version
cover it with silver and gold, and then nail it down so it won't fall over.
Darby English Version
they deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Good News Bible
and decorated with silver and gold. It is fastened down with nails to keep it from falling over.
King James Version
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
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.
New International Version
They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
New King James Version
They decorate it with silver and gold;
They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They decorate it with silver and with gold; They fasten it with nails and with hammers So that it will not totter.
Revised Standard Version
Men deck it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot 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.
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