Jeremiah 10
10
Idols and the Living God
1Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2Thus says the Lord:
“Learn not the way of the nations,
nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens
because the nations are dismayed at them,
3 #
Isa. 44:9 for the customs of the peoples are vanity.#10:3 Or vapor, or mist
#
Isa. 40:20; 45:20 A tree from the forest is cut down
and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
4 #
Isa. 40:19 They decorate it with silver and gold;
#
Isa. 41:7
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
5Their idols#10:5 Hebrew They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and #Ps. 115:5; 135:16; Hab. 2:18, 19; 1 Cor. 12:2 they cannot speak;
#
Ps. 115:7; Isa. 46:7 they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
#
Isa. 41:23
for they cannot do evil,
neither is it in them to do good.”
6 # ch. 49:19; Ex. 15:11; Ps. 86:8, 10 There is none like you, O Lord;
you are great, and your name is great in might.
7 # ch. 5:22; Rev. 15:4 Who would not fear you, O King of the nations?
For this is your due;
for among all the wise ones of the nations
and in all their kingdoms
there is none like you.
8 # [Isa. 41:29; Hab. 2:18; Zech. 10:2] They are both #ver. 21stupid and foolish;
the instruction of idols is but wood!
9 #
Isa. 40:19 Beaten silver is brought from #Gen. 10:4; See 1 Kgs. 10:22 Tarshish,
and gold from #Dan. 10:5 Uphaz.
#
Isa. 40:19 They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;
their clothing is violet and purple;
#
Ps. 115:4
they are all the work of skilled men.
10 #
Deut. 32:4; Ps. 31:5 But the Lord is the true God;
#
Ps. 42:2
he is the living God and the everlasting King.
At his wrath the earth quakes,
and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
11Thus shall you say to them: #[Ps. 96:5] “The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth #ver. 15; Isa. 2:18; Zech. 13:2shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”#10:11 This verse is in Aramaic
12 # For ver. 12-16, see ch. 51:15-19 It is he who #Gen. 1:1, 6, 9; Ps. 104:5; Prov. 3:19 made the earth by his power,
#
Gen. 1:1, 6, 9; Ps. 104:5; Prov. 3:19 who established the world by his wisdom,
and #Job 9:8by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
13 # [Job 38:34; Ps. 104:6, 7] When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
#
Ps. 135:7 and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
#
Ps. 135:7 He makes lightning #ch. 14:22; Job 5:10 for the rain,
#
Ps. 135:7 and he brings forth the wind #Job 38:22from his storehouses.
14 # ver. 8; Prov. 30:2; [Rom. 1:22] Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
# See Isa. 42:17 every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
#
Ps. 135:17; Hab. 2:19 and there is no breath in them.
15They are worthless, a work of delusion;
at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
16Not like these is he who is #Ps. 16:5 the portion of Jacob,
for he is the one who formed all things,
#
Deut. 32:9 and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
# ch. 31:35; 32:18; 50:34 the Lord of hosts is his name.
17 # [ch. 6:1; Ezek. 12:3] Gather up your bundle from the ground,
O you who dwell under siege!
18For thus says the Lord:
#
1 Sam. 25:29 “Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land
at this time,
#
Deut. 28:20
and I will bring distress on them,
that they may feel it.”
19Woe is me because of my hurt!
# ch. 14:17; 30:12 My wound is grievous.
But I said, “Truly this is an affliction,
and I must bear it.”
20 # ch. 4:20; [Isa. 54:2] My tent is destroyed,
and all my cords are broken;
my children have gone from me,
# ch. 31:15 and they are not;
there is no one to spread my tent again
and #ch. 4:20; [Isa. 54:2] to set up my curtains.
21 # ch. 23:1; Ezek. 34:2 For the shepherds #ver. 8 are stupid
and do not inquire of the Lord;
therefore they have not prospered,
#
Ezek. 34:5, 6 and all their flock is scattered.
22A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!—
# See ch. 1:13 a great commotion out of the north country
to make #See ch. 9:11the cities of Judah a desolation,
# See ch. 9:11 a lair of jackals.
23 #
Prov. 16:1; 20:24; Dan. 5:23 I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself,
that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
24 # ch. 30:11; 46:28; Ps. 6:1; 38:1 Correct me, O Lord, but in justice;
not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
25 #
Ps. 79:6, 7 Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not,
and on the peoples that call not on your name,
# ch. 8:16; 30:16; Ps. 14:4 for they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured him and consumed him,
and have laid waste his habitation.
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Jeremiah 10
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Idols are Worthless Scarecrows
1Hear the word that Adonai speaks to you, house of Israel,
2Thus says Adonai: “Do not learn the way of the nations or be frightened by signs of the heavens—though the nations are terrified by them.
3The customs of the peoples are useless: it is just a tree cut from the forest, the work of the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
4They decorate it with silver and gold, and fasten it with hammer and nails so it won’t totter.
5Like a scarecrow in a cucumber garden, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk! Do not fear them for they can do no harm —nor do any good.”
6There is none like You, Adonai! You are great and great is Your Name in power.
7 Who should not fear You, Ruler of the nations? For it is your due! For among all the wise of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
8They are totally stupid and foolish. Discipline is useless—it’s wood!
9Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. The work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith’s hands is clothed in blue and purple— all the work of skillful men.
10But Adonai Elohim is truth. He is the living God and eternal King. At His wrath the earth quakes and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
11Thus you will say to them: “The gods—which did not make the heavens and the earth—will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
12He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out heaven by His understanding.
13When His voice thunders, waters in heaven roar. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings forth wind from His storehouses.
14Everyone is stupid, ignorant. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idol! His molten image is a fraud. There is no breath in them.
15They are futile, a work of mockery. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
16Jacob’s portion is not like these. For He is the Maker of all things and Israel, the tribe of His inheritance —Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name.”
Coming Pain of Exile
17Pick up your bundle from the ground, you who live under siege.
18For thus says Adonai: “I am about to hurl the inhabitants out of the land. At this time I will press hard on them so that they will be found out.”
19Oy to me because of my brokenness! My wound is incurable. Yet I said, “This is simply a sickness and I must bear it.”
20“My tent is destroyed and all my ropes are snapped. My children are gone from me and are no more. No one is left to stretch out my tent or set up my tent curtains.
21For the shepherds are stupid! They have not sought Adonai. Therefore they have not acted wisely and all their flocks are scattered.”
22Listen! The sound of a report is coming— a great commotion out of the land of the north— to make the cities of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals.
23I know, Adonai, that a man’s way is not his own, nor does man, as he walks, direct his steps.
24Chasten me, Adonai, but with justice, not in Your anger, lest You reduce me to nothing.
25Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You and on the families that do not call on Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob, devoured and consumed him, and destroyed his homeland.
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