Jeremiah 10:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. | They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. | They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| with silver | בְּכֶ֥סֶף | be-KHE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| and with gold | וּבְזָהָ֖ב | u-ve-za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| he beautifies it | יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ | ye-ya-PE-hu | H3302 | be beautifulיָפָה (ya.phah) 1) to be bright, be beautiful, be handsome, be fair 1a) (Qal) to be beautiful 1b) (Piel) to beautify 1c) (Pual) to be beautiful 1d) (Hithpael) to beautify oneself |
| with nails | בְּמַסְמְר֧וֹת | be-mas-me-ROT | H4548 | nailמַסְמֵר (mas.mer) nail |
| and with hammers | וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת | u-ve-ma-ka-VOT | H4717 | hammerמַקָּבָה (maq.qa.vah) hammer Another spelling of maq.qe.vet (מַקֶּ֫בֶת "hammer" H4718A) |
| they make strong them | יְחַזְּק֖וּם | ye-cha-ze-KUM | H2388H | to strengthen: strengthenחָזַק (cha.zaq) : strengthen/support/encourage 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard … |
| and not | וְל֥וֹא | ve-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| it will wobble | יָפִֽיק׃ | ya-FIK | H6328 | to reelפּוּק (puq) 1) to reel, totter, stumble 1a) (Qal) to reel 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to totter, wobble 1b2) to cause tottering |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.