Jeremiah 10:9
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple are their clothing: they are all the work of skilled men.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz—the work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple, all made by skilled workers.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
There is silver{H3701} beaten into plates,{H7554} which is brought{H935} from Tarshish,{H8659} and gold{H2091} from Uphaz,{H210} the work{H4639} of the artificer{H2796} and of the hands{H3027} of the goldsmith;{H6884} blue{H8504} and purple{H713} for their clothing;{H3830} they are all the work{H4639} of skilful{H2450} men.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Silver{H3701} spread into plates{H7554}{(H8794)} is brought{H935}{(H8714)} from Tarshish{H8659}, and gold{H2091} from Uphaz{H210}, the work{H4639} of the workman{H2796}, and of the hands{H3027} of the founder{H6884}{(H8802)}: blue{H8504} and purple{H713} is their clothing{H3830}: they are all the work{H4639} of cunning{H2450} men.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
namely, wod, syluer, which is brought out of Tharsis, and beate to plates: and golde from Ophir, a worke yt is made with the honde of the craftesman & the caster, clothed with yalow sylck and scarlet: euen so is the worke of their wyse men all together.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Siluer plates are brought from Tarshish, & golde from Vphaz, for the worke of the workeman, and the handes of the founder: the blewe silke, and the purple is their clothing: all these things are made by cunning men.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Siluer is brought out of Tharsis, and beaten to plates, and gold from Ophir, a worke that is made with the hande of the craftesman, and they are clothed with yelowe silke and scarlet: all these are the worke of cunning men.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple [is] their clothing: they [are] all the work of cunning [men].
Webster's Bible (1833)
There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skillful men.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Spread-out silver from Tarshish is brought, And gold from Uphaz, Work of an artizan, and of the hands of a refiner, Blue and purple `is' their clothing, Work of the skilful -- all of them.
American Standard Version (1901)
There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.
American Standard Version (1901)
There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Silver hammered into plates is sent from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the expert workman and of the hands of the gold-worker; blue and purple is their clothing, all the work of expert men.
World English Bible (2000)
There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skillful men.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.
Referenced Verses
- Ps 115:4 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
- Dan 10:5 : 5 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz.
- 1 Kgs 10:22 : 22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish with the fleet of Hiram: once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- Isa 40:19 : 19 The workman molds a graven image, the goldsmith covers it with gold and casts silver chains.
- Ezek 27:12 : 12 Tarshish was your merchant because of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in your markets.
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2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
3 And they beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen, with skillful work.
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19 The workman molds a graven image, the goldsmith covers it with gold and casts silver chains.
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12 Tarshish was your merchant because of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in your markets.
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6 They pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver on the scales, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god: they fall down, yes, they worship.
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15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
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14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is humiliated by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
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