they will set them up that they may not move; it is wrought silver, they will not walk,
KJV
Jeremiah 10:5
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.
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 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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