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,


In Context

1 Hear ye the word, O house of Israel, That Jehovah hath spoken for you.

2 Thus said Jehovah: Unto the way of the nations accustom not yourselves, And by the signs of the heavens be not affrighted, For the nations are affrighted by them.

3 For 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,

4 With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble.

5 As a palm they are stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For 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.

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 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.