a“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
For aone cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
They afasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
And athey cannot speak;
They must be bcarried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For cthey cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
For this is Your rightful due.
For bamong all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
It is brought from Tarshish,
And agold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all bthe work of skillful men.
He is athe living God and the beverlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
He has bestablished the world by His wisdom,
And chas stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
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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.
New English Translation
He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold. He uses hammer and nails to fasten it1 together so that it will not fall over.
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