Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 10:1 (show verse)
Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Jeremiah 10:2 (show verse)
Thus says the Lord,
“Do not learn the way of the [pagan] nations,
And do not be terrified and distressed by the signs of the heavens
Although the pagans are terrified by them;
And do not be terrified and distressed by the signs of the heavens
Although the pagans are terrified by them;
Jeremiah 10:3 (show verse)
For the customs and decrees of the peoples are [mere] delusion [exercises in futility];
It is only wood which one cuts from the forest [to make a god],
The work of the hands of the craftsman with the axe or cutting tool.
Jeremiah 10:4 (show verse)
“They adorn the idol with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with hammers and nails
So that it will not fall apart.
Jeremiah 10:5 (show verse)
“They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field;
They cannot speak;
They have to be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not be afraid of them,
For they can do no harm or evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Helpless
Idols » Vanity of
Learning » Whose ways you should not learn
Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols
Palm trees » Described as » Upright
Trees » Varieties » Palm
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Helpless
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
Idols » Vanity of
Learning » Whose ways you should not learn
Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols
Palm trees » Described as » Upright
Trees » Varieties » Palm
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Helpless
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
Jeremiah 10:6 (show verse)
There is none like You, O Lord;
You are great, and great is Your mighty and powerful name.
Jeremiah 10:7 (show verse)
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For it is appropriate and it is Your due!
For among all the wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
Jeremiah 10:8 (show verse)
But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish
In their discipline of delusion—their idol is [only] wood [it is ridiculous, empty and worthless]!
Jeremiah 10:9 (show verse)
Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought from
And gold from
The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skilled men.
Arts of the » Founder
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
Commerce » From tarshish
Gold » Uphaz
Purple » Rich clothing
Silver » Tarshish carried on extensive commerce in
Silver » Described as » Malleable
Silver » Made into » Thin plates
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Uphaz » Famous, » Gold
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
Commerce » From tarshish
Gold » Uphaz
Purple » Rich clothing
Silver » Tarshish carried on extensive commerce in
Silver » Described as » Malleable
Silver » Made into » Thin plates
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Uphaz » Famous, » Gold
Jeremiah 10:10 (show verse)
But the Lord is the true God and the God who is Truth;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
The earth quakes and shudders at His wrath,
And the nations are not able to endure His indignation.
Anger » The anger of the lord
Anger of God » Manifested in terrors
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the true God
the Earth » Described as » Trembling before God
Eternity » God rules
God » Is declared to be » TRUE
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Indignation » The indignation of the lord
Power » The power of the lord
Wisdom » The lord creating everything by wisdom
World » The lord creating the world
Wrath » The wrath of the lord
Anger of God » Manifested in terrors
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the true God
the Earth » Described as » Trembling before God
Eternity » God rules
God » Is declared to be » TRUE
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Indignation » The indignation of the lord
Power » The power of the lord
Wisdom » The lord creating everything by wisdom
World » The lord creating the world
Wrath » The wrath of the lord
Jeremiah 10:11 (show verse)
In this manner you shall say to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
Jeremiah 10:12 (show verse)
God made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.
Jeremiah 10:13 (show verse)
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of
And He causes the clouds and the mist to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His treasuries and from His storehouses.
Jeremiah 10:14 (show verse)
Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 10:15 (show verse)
They are worthless and devoid of promise, a work of delusion and mockery;
In their time of [trial and] punishment they will perish [without hope].
Jeremiah 10:16 (show verse)
The Portion of Jacob [the true God on whom Israel has a claim] is not like these;
For He is the Designer and Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance [and He will not fail them]—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 10:17 (show verse)
Gather up your bundle [of goods] from the ground,
You who live under siege.
Jeremiah 10:18 (show verse)
For thus says the Lord;
“Behold, I am slinging out at this time the people of this land,
And will cause them [great] distress,
That they may find it [to be as I have said].”
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 10:19 (show verse)
“Woe to me because of my [spiritual] brokenness!” [says Jeremiah, speaking for the nation.]
“My wound is incurable.”
But I said, “Surely this sickness and suffering and grief are mine,
And I must bear it.”
Jeremiah 10:20 (show verse)
My tent is destroyed,
And all my [tent] cords are broken;
My children have been taken from me [as captives] and are no more.
There is no one to stretch out my tent again
And to set up my [tent] curtains.
Jeremiah 10:21 (show verse)
For the shepherds [of the people] have become [like brutes,] irrational and stupid,
And have not searched for the Lord or asked about Him or realized their need for Him;
Therefore they have not been wise and have not prospered,
And all their flocks are scattered.
Jeremiah 10:22 (show verse)
The sound of a report! Behold, [the invader] comes—
A great commotion from the country of the north (Babylonia)—
To make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt and dwelling place of jackals.
Jeremiah 10:23 (show verse)
O Lord, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself;
It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].
Jeremiah 10:24 (show verse)
O Lord, correct me [along with Your people], but with mercy and in just measure—
Not in Your anger, or You will crush me and bring me to nothing.
Jeremiah 10:25 (show verse)
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know nor recognize You
And on the families that do not call Your name.
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have devoured him and consumed him
And made his land a desolate waste.