Jeremiah 16:20

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Shall a man make gods to himself, and they are no gods?

American King James Version (AKJV)

Shall a man make gods to himself, and they are no gods?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Will a man make for himself gods which are no gods?

Webster's Revision

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?

English Revised Version (ERV)

Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

Clarke's Jeremiah 16:20 Bible Commentary

Shall a man make gods unto himself? - Can any be so silly, and so preposterously absurd? Yes, fallen man is capable of any thing that is base, mean, vile, and wicked, till influenced and converted by the grace of Christ.