Jeremiah 10:4
“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They deck it with silver and with gold,.... Cover it with plates of silver and gold, for the sake of ornament, that it…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They deck it - It was covered with plates of gold and silver, and then fastened with nails in its place, that it might…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 10:1-16
The prophet Isaiah, when he prophesied of the captivity in Babylon, added warnings against idolatry and largely exposed…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The idol is covered with plates of silver and gold, and secured to its place.
move lit. shake. Cp. Isa 40:20; Isa 41:7.
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