3For the laws of the people are vain: for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe.


In Context

1 Hear ye the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O house of Israel.

2 Thus saith the Lord: Learn not according to the ways of the Gentiles: and be not afraid of the signs of heaven, which the heathens fear:

3 For the laws of the people are vain: for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe.

4 He hath decked it with silver and gold: he hath put it together with nails and hammers, that it may not fall asunder.

5 They are framed after the likeness of a palm tree, and shall not speak: they must be carried to be removed, because they cannot go. Therefore, fear them not, for they can neither do evil nor good.

Jeremiah 10:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For the statutes of the peoples are vanity; for it is a tree cut out of the forest, worked with a chisel by the hands of the artizan;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the customs of the peoples are vanity: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.