Jeremiah 10:3 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

For 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.

ASV Byzantine Text

For 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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kaminawk ih khosakhaih tuinuen loe azom pui ni; kami maeto mah taw ah thing to pakhruk, bantok sak kop kami mah, caka hoiah a khuek moe, krang to a sak,

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A honghi pilnam kah khosing dongah he duup lamkah thing ni kutthai kut kah bibi loh tubael neh a saii ngawn.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A honghi pilnam kah khosing dongah he duup lamkah thing ni kutthai kut kah bibi loh tubael neh a saii ngawn.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ka mea, o na aoao o na kanaka, he lapuwale ia; no ka mea, kua no kekahi i ka laau ma ka ulu laau me ke koi lipi, o ka hana hoi a ka paahana.

English Berean Standard Bible

For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Relijyon moun sa yo pa vo anyen. Yo koupe yon pyebwa nan rakbwa, yo fè yon bòs atizan travay li ak sizo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

quia leges populorum vanæ sunt. Quia lignum de saltu præcidit opus manus artificis in ascia:

Bible in Basic English

For that which is feared by the people is foolish: it is the work of the hands of the workman; for a tree is cut down by him out of the woods with his axe.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Car les statuts des peuples sont vanité ; car [c’est] un bois coupé de la forêt, façonné au ciseau par la main d’un artisan ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Ustanovení zajisté těch národů jsou pouhá marnost. Nebo setna dřevo sekerou v lese, dílo rukou řemeslníka,

Kosraean Bible

Alu lun mwet inge wangin sripa. Soko sak ac pakpuki insak uh, Na kihlyak ke kufwen sroasr lun mwet tufahl,

World Portuguese Bible

Pois os costumes dos povos são vaidade; pois cortam uma árvore da floresta, obra das mãos do artífice com o machado.

Romanian BTF Bible

Pentru că obiceiurile popoarelor sunt deșertăciune, pentru că unul taie un copac din pădure, lucrarea mâinilor meșteșugarului, cu securea.

Brenton English Septuagint

For the customs of the nations are vain; it is a tree cut out of the forest, the work of the carpenter, or a molten image.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုသူတို့၏ဘာသာတရားသည်အချည်းနှီး ဖြစ်၏။ တော၌သစ်ပင်ခုတ်လှဲပြီးလျှင်ပန်းပုဆရာသည် ဆူးဆောက်ဖြင့်ရုပ်တုကိုထုလုပ်၍၊

Darby Translation

For 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;

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn die Satzungen der Völker sind Nichtigkeit; denn Holz ist es, das einer aus dem Walde gehauen hat, ein Werk von Künstlerhänden, mit dem Beile verfertigt.

Dutch Bible 1917

Want de inzettingen der volken zijn ijdelheid; want het is hout, dat men uit het woud gehouwen heeft, een werk van des werkmeesters handen met de bijl.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wat de heidenen vrezen is louter waan, Een blok hout, in de bossen gekapt, Door den werkman met de bijl gehouwen,

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè gli statuti de' popoli son vanità; conciossiachè si tagli un albero del bosco , per farne un lavoro di mani d'artefice con l'ascia.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the customes of the people are vaine: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest (which is the worke of the handes of the carpenter) with the axe,

Noyes Bible

The customs of the nations are vanity. For a tree of the wood is cut down, It is wrought by the hands of the artificer with the axe,

Danish Bible 1931

Thi Folkenes Rædsel er Tomhed; thi det* er Træ, fældet i Skoven, et Værk, som Håndværkerhænder tilhugger med Økse; { [*dvs. Gudebilledet. Es. 40, 19 ff.] }

Leeser Tanakh

For the statutes of these people concern what is vanity; for it is but a tree which a man hath cut out of a forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for it is but a tree which one cutteth out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

King James Version

For 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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For 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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vì thói quen của các dân ấy chỉ là hư không. Người ta đốn cây trong rừng, tay thợ lấy búa mà đẽo;

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For 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.

Revised West Version

He ko e vaʻinga ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻae kakai: he ʻoku tā ʻaki ha toki ʻe ha taha ʻae ʻakau ʻi he vao, ko e ngāue ʻae tufunga.

French Ostervald Bible

Car les statuts des peuples ne sont que vanité. On coupe le bois dans la forêt; la main de l'ouvrier le travaille à la hache;

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar la aranĝoj de la nacioj estas vantaĵo: ili dehakas arbon en la arbaro, kaj ĉarpentisto prilaboras ĝin per hakilo;

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Car les coutumes des peuples ne sont que vanité. On coupe le bois dans la forêt; La main de l’ouvrier le travaille avec la hache;

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn der Heiden Satzungen sind lauter Nichts. Denn sie hauen im Walde einen Baum, und der Werkmeister macht Götter mit dem Beil

LXX2012 U. S. English

For the customs of the nations are vain; it is a tree cut out of the forest, the work of the carpenter, or a molten image.

British English Septuagint 2012

For the customs of the nations are vain; it is a tree cut out of the forest, the work of the carpenter, or a molten image.

Majority Standard BIble

For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.

Webster Bible

For 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.

Revised Version

For 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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Poiché i costumi dei popoli sono vanità; giacché si taglia un albero nella foresta e le mani dell’operaio lo lavorano con l’ascia;

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car les coutumes des peuples ne sont que vanité ; on coupe un arbre dans la forêt, c'est l'œuvre des mains de l'artisan avec la hache.

Reina Valera 1909

Porque las ordenanzas de los pueblos son vanidad: porque leño del monte cortaron, obra de manos de artífice con azuela.

Spanish BLL

Porque las costumbres de esos pueblos no valen nada; cortan un tronco en el bosque, y un artesano lo labra con su herramienta.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque las costumbres de los pueblos son vanidad; porque un leño del bosque cortan, obra de manos de artífice con la azuela.

Croatian Bible

Jer su strašila tih naroda puka ništavnost, samo drvo posječeno u šumi, djelo ruku tesarovih,

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer su uredbe u naroda taština, jer seku drvo u šumi, delo ruku umetničkih sekirom;

German Textbibel

Denn die Satzungen der Völker - der Götze ist's: von Holz aus dem Walde schnitzt man ihn, ein Werk von Künstlerhänden, mit dem Schnitzmesser hergerichtet;

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For the customs of the nations are vain; it is a tree cut out of the forest, the work of the carpenter, or a molten image.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּֽי־חֻקּ֥וֹת הָֽעַמִּ֖ים הֶ֣בֶל ה֑וּא כִּֽי־עֵץ֙ מִיַּ֣עַר כְּרָת֔וֹ מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵ֥י־חָרָ֖שׁ בַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃