they will set them up that they may not move; it is wrought silver, they will not walk,
GNV
Jeremiah 10:5
The idoles stande vp as the palme tree, but speake not: they are borne because they cannot go feare them not, for they cannot do euill, neither can they do good.
Parallel Translations
they will set them up that they may not move; it is wrought silver, they will not walk, it is forged silver They must certainly be borne, for they can’t ride [of themselves]. Fear them not; for they can’t do any evil, and there is no good in them.
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don’t speak. They must be carried, because they can’t move. Don’t be afraid of them; for they can’t do evil, neither is it in them to do good.”
Cross References
Isaiah 46:71 Corinthians 12:2Isaiah 41:23–24Psalms 115:5–8Psalms 135:16–181 Corinthians 8:4Habakkuk 2:19Revelation 13:14–15Isaiah 46:1Isaiah 45:20Isaiah 44:9–10
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