Jeremiah 10:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 10:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 10:4 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 10:4 — KJV
“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”
— Jeremiah 10:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 10:4 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 10:4
“So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. goldsmith: or, founder him...: or, the smiting saying...: or, saying of the soder, It is good”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:4: gold, fasten, nails
“And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. put...: Heb. removed him”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:4: silver, gold, move
“Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. blue, hangings: or, violet, etc of red...: or, of porphyre, and marble and alabaster, and stone of blue colour”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:4: silver, gold, fasten
“They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. removed: Heb. for a separation, or, uncleanness it is...: or, their iniquity is their stumblingblock”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:4: silver, gold, move
“Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:4: deck, silver, gold
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