New International Version (©1984) For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.New Living Translation (©2007) Their ways are futile and foolish. They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol. English Standard Version (©2001) for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. New American Standard Bible (©1995) For the customs of the peoples are delusion; Because it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) The religion of the people is worthless. Woodcutters cut down trees from the forest. The hands of craftsmen prepare them with axes. King James 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 axe. American King James Version For the customs of the people are vain: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. American Standard 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. 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. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. Darby Bible 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; English 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. Young's Literal Translation For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe, |