Jeremiah 16:20 - Compare All Versions
Jeremiah 16:19-20 MSG (The Message)
GOD, my strength, my stronghold, my safe retreat when trouble descends: The godless nations will come from earth’s four corners, saying, “Our ancestors lived on lies, useless illusions, all smoke.” Can mortals manufacture gods? Their factories turn out no-gods!
Jeremiah 16:20 KJV (King James Version)
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
Jeremiah 16:20 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Can man make gods for himself? Yet they are not gods!
Jeremiah 16:20 NCV (New Century Version)
Can people make gods for themselves? They will not really be gods!”
Jeremiah 16:20 ASV (American Standard Version)
Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?
Jeremiah 16:20 NIV (New International Version)
Do people make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!”
Jeremiah 16:20 NKJV (New King James Version)
Will a man make gods for himself, Which are not gods?
Jeremiah 16:20 AMP (Amplified Bible)
“Can a man make gods for himself? Such [things] are not gods!
Jeremiah 16:20 NLT (New Living Translation)
Can people make their own gods? These are not real gods at all!”
Jeremiah 16:20 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Can anyone make his own gods? If so, how could they be real gods?”
Jeremiah 16:20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Can man make for himself gods? Such are not gods!”