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Jeremiah 10:4

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

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They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

Jeremiah 10:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 10:4

Theological / Devotional

They deck it. The carved figure is next adorned with precious metals (see Isa. 40:19).

Fasten it. The idol is nailed to some wall or pillar to make it stand upright and to keep it from falling (see Isa. 41:7).

Move. Literally, “totter.”

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