Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yet they are
King James Version
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
Holman Bible
But they are not gods.
International Standard Version
Can a person make a god for himself? They are not gods!
A Conservative Version
Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?
American Standard Version
Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?
Amplified
“Can a man make gods for himself?
Such [things] are not gods!
Bible in Basic English
Will a man make for himself gods which are no gods?
Darby Translation
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no-gods?
Julia Smith Translation
Shall man make to himself gods, and they not gods?
King James 2000
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Can a human make for himself gods? Yet they [are] not gods!"
Modern King James verseion
Shall a man make gods to himself, and they are no gods?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
How can a man make those, his gods, which are not able to be gods?"
NET Bible
Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all."
New Heart English Bible
Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?'"
The Emphasized Bible
Shall a son of earth, make for himself gods, Seeing that, they, are no-gods?
Webster
Shall a man make gods to himself, and they are no gods?
World English Bible
Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?
Youngs Literal Translation
Doth man make for himself gods, And they -- no gods?
Themes
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Images » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
Profit » What is not profitable
false Worship » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
Interlinear
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 16:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah's Prayer Of Confidence In The Lord
19
Jehovah is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say: Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.
20
Yet they are
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 37:19
They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them. But they were not gods! They were only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.
Psalm 115:4-8
Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.
Jeremiah 2:11
Has any nation ever exchanged gods? Their gods are not really gods. Yet my people have exchanged their glory for something that does not help them.
Hosea 8:4-6
They chose their own kings. I did not approve. They chose their own princes. Princes I did not know. They made idols with their own silver and gold. Because of this, they will be destroyed!
Galatians 4:8
However at that time, you did not know God. You were in bondage to things that are really not gods at all.
Psalm 135:14-18
For Jehovah will judge his people, and he will have pity on his servants.
Isaiah 36:19
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Did they rescue Samaria from my control?
Acts 19:26
You see and hear that Paul, in Ephesus and throughout all Asia, has persuaded and turned away many people. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
Galatians 1:8
If we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any message other than that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (condemned) (expelled).