Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.
Jeremiah 10:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised This is what the Lord says: Do not learn the way of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, although the nations are terrified by them, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus says the Lord: Learn not the way of the [heathen] nations and be not dismayed at the signs of the heavens, though they are dismayed at them, American Standard Version (1901) thus saith Jehovah, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them. Common English Bible The LORD proclaims: Don’t follow the ways of the nations or be troubled by signs in the sky, even though the nations are troubled by them. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus says the Lord: "Do not choose to learn according to the ways of the Gentiles. And do not be willing to dread the signs of heaven, which the Gentiles fear. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord: Learn not according to the ways of the Gentiles: and be not afraid of the signs of heaven which the heathens fear: |
Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.
‘ “When you say, ‘Let’s be like the nations, like the clans of other countries, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never happen.
Do not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their customs.
You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them.
‘When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations.
I said to you: I am the Lord your God. Do not fear the gods of the Amorites whose land you live in. But you did not obey me.” ’