“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”
King James Version (KJV)
10:2 Learn not - The Jews being to live among the Chaldeans in their captivity, where many of them were already, the prophet admonishes them against the Chaldean idolatries, who were all much addicted to astrology. The signs - This was so common among them, that Judicial astrologers, of what nation soever, were generally termed Chaldeans. The Heathen - Leave this to Heathens; it doth not become God's people.
They decke it with siluer and with golde, they fasten it with nayles, and with hammers that it mooue not.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"They decorate {it} with silver and with gold; They fasten it with nails and with hammers So that it will not totter.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
- American Standard Version (1901)
They make it beautiful with silver and gold; they make it strong with nails and hammers, so that it may not be moved.
- Basic English Bible
they deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
- Darby Bible
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move.
- Webster's Bible
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.
- World English Bible
With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble.
- Youngs Literal Bible
They deck it with silver and with gold, they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible