Jeremiah 10:4
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.Jeremiah 10:4 in the real world
In what words
- מַקָּבָהmaqqâbâhproperly, a perforatrix, i.e. a hammer (as piercing)
- מַסְמֵרmaçmêra peg (as bristling from the surface)
- יָפָהyâphâhproperly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful
- חָזַקchâzaqto fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strength
- זָהָבzâhâbgold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 46:7, Isa 40:19–20, Isa 41:6–7, Isa 44:12, Psa 115:4, Psa 135:15