Jeremiah 10:5
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
5 Their idols[a] are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and they cannot speak;
they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they cannot do evil,
nor is it in them to do good.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:5 Heb They
Jeremiah 10:5
English Standard Version
5 Their idols[a] are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and (A)they cannot speak;
(B)they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
(C)for they cannot do evil,
neither is it in them to do good.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:5 Hebrew They
Jeremiah 10:5
Authorized (King James) Version
5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not:
they must needs be borne, because they cannot go.
Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil,
neither also is it in them to do good.
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