Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 10:1 (show verse)
Hear the message that the LORD has spoken to you, house of Israel.
Jeremiah 10:2 (show verse)
This is what the LORD says: "Don't learn the way of the nations, and don't be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified of them.
Jeremiah 10:3 (show verse)
For the practices of the people are worthless. Indeed, a tree is cut down from the forest; it's the work of the hands of a craftsman with an ax.
Jeremiah 10:4 (show verse)
They decorate it with silver and gold. They secure it with nails and hammers so it won't totter.
Jeremiah 10:5 (show verse)
Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They can't speak! They must always be carried because they can't walk! Don't be afraid of them because they can do no harm, 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 no one like you, LORD. You are great, and your name is great and powerful.
Jeremiah 10:7 (show verse)
Who wouldn't fear you, king of the nations? This is what you deserve! Indeed, among all the wise men of the nations, and throughout all their kingdoms, there is no one like you!
Jeremiah 10:8 (show verse)
Everyone is stupid and senseless. They follow worthless instruction from a piece of wood!
Jeremiah 10:9 (show verse)
Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. The idols are the work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothing is violet and purple. The idols are all the work of skilled craftsmen.
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)
The LORD is the true God; he's the living God and the everlasting king. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot 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)
Tell this to them: "The gods who didn't make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from these heavens."
Jeremiah 10:12 (show verse)
The LORD is the one who made the world by his power, who established the earth by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
Jeremiah 10:13 (show verse)
When his voice sounds there is thunder from the waters of heaven, and he makes clouds rise up from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings wind out of his storehouses.
Jeremiah 10:14 (show verse)
Everyone is stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false. There is no life in them.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 10:15 (show verse)
They're worthless, a work of mockery, and when the time of punishment comes, they'll perish.
Jeremiah 10:16 (show verse)
The Portion of Jacob is not like these. He made everything, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 10:17 (show verse)
You who live under siege, Gather up your bundle from the ground.
Jeremiah 10:18 (show verse)
For this is what the LORD says: "I'm going to throw out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I'll bring distress on them so they'll experience it."
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 10:19 (show verse)
Woe is me because of my injury. My wound is severe. I said, "Truly this is my sickness, and I must bear it.
Jeremiah 10:20 (show verse)
My tent is destroyed, and all my tent cords are broken. My sons have gone away from me, they no longer live. There is no one to pitch my tent again and set up my curtains.
Jeremiah 10:21 (show verse)
Because the shepherds are stupid and don't seek the LORD, therefore, they don't prosper, and their flock is scattered.
Jeremiah 10:22 (show verse)
The sound of a report, it's coming now! There is a great commotion from a land in the north to make the towns of Judah desolate, a refuge for jackals."
Jeremiah 10:23 (show verse)
LORD, I know that a person's life is not his to control, nor does a person establish his way in life.
Jeremiah 10:24 (show verse)
LORD, correct me, but with justice, not with anger. Otherwise, you'll bring me to nothing.
Jeremiah 10:25 (show verse)
Pour out your anger on the nations that don't acknowledge you, and on the families that don't call on your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured and consumed him; they have devastated his habitation.