NASB — Jeremiah 10 — KJV

A Satire on Idolatry

1 Hear° the word° which° the LORD° speaks° to you, O house° of Israel°. 2 Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “aDo not learn° the way° of the nations°,
  And do not be terrified° by the signs° of the heavens°
  Although° the nations° are terrified° by them;
  3 For the customs° of the peoples° are Iadelusion°;
  Because° bit is wood° cut° from the forest°,
  The work° of the hands° of a craftsman° with a cutting° tool°.
  4 “They adecorate° [it] with silver° and with gold°;
  They bfasten° it with nails° and with hammers°
  So that it will not totter°.
  5 “Like a scarecrow° in a cucumber° field° are they,
  And they acannot° speak°;
  They must° be bcarried°,
  Because° they cannot° walk°!
  Do not fear° them,
  For they ccan do° no° harm°,
  Nor°° can they do° any° good°.”

[2] aLv 18:3; 20:23; Dt 12:30
[3] ILit vanity aJr 14:22 bIs 44:9-20
[4] aIs 40:19 bIs 40:20; 41:7
[5] aPs 115:5; Is 46:7; Jr 10:14; 1Co 12:2 bPs 115:7; Is 46:1, 7 cIs 41:23, 24

  6aThere° is none° like° You, O LORD°;
  You are bgreat°, and great° is Your name° in might°.
  7 aWho° would not fear° You, O bKing° of the nations°?
  Indeed° it is Your due°!
  For among all° the cwise° men° of the nations°
  And in all° their kingdoms°,
  There° is none° like° You.
  8 But they are altogether° astupid° and foolish°
  [In their] discipline° of Idelusion°IItheir idol is wood°!
  9 Beaten° asilver° is brought° from bTarshish°,
  And cgold° from Uphaz°,
  The work° of a craftsman° and of the hands° of a goldsmith°;
  Violet° and purple° are their clothing°;
  They are all° the dwork° of skilled° men°.
  10 But the LORD° is the atrue° God°;
  He is the bliving° God° and the ceverlasting° King°.
  At His wrath° the dearth° quakes°,
  And the nations° cannot° eendure° His indignation°.

[6] aEx 15:11; Dt 33:26; Ps 86:8, 10; Jr 10:16 bPs 48:1; 96:4; Is 12:6; Jr 32:18
[7] aRv 15:4 bPs 22:28 cDn 2:27, 28; 1Co 1:19, 20
[8] ILit vanities, or idols IILit it is aJr 4:22; 5:4; 10:14
[9] aIs 40:19 bPs 72:10; Is 23:6 cDn 10:5 dPs 115:4
[10] aIs 65:16 bJr 4:2 cPs 10:16; 29:10 dJr 4:24; 50:46 ePs 76:7

11IThus° you shall say° to them, “The agods° that did not make° the heavens° and the earth° will bperish° from the earth° and from under° the IIheavens°.”

[11] IThis verse is in Aram IIOr these heavens aPs 96:5 bIs 2:18; Zp 2:11

  12 ¶ [It is] aHe who made° the earth° by His power°,
  Who bestablished° the world° by His wisdom°;
  And by His understanding° He has cstretched° out the heavens°.
  13 When He utters° His avoice°, [there is] a tumult° of waters° in the heavens°,
  And He causes the bclouds° to ascend° from the end° of the earth°;
  He makes° lightning° for the rain°,
  And brings° out the cwind° from His storehouses°.
  14 Every° man° is astupid°, devoid° of knowledge°;
  Every° goldsmith° is put° to shame° by his Iidols°;
  For his molten° images° are deceitful°,
  And there is no° breath° in them.
  15 They are aworthless°, a work° of mockery°;
  In the btime° of their punishment° they will perish°.
  16 The aportion° of Jacob° is not like these°;
  For the IbMaker° of all° is He,
  And cIsrael° is the tribe° of His inheritance°;
  The dLORD° of hosts° is His name°.

[12] aGn 1:1, 6; Jb 38:4-7; Ps 136:5; 148:4, 5; Jr 51:15, 19 bPs 78:69; Is 45:18 cJb 9:8; Is 40:22
[13] aPs 29:3-9 bJb 36:27-29 cPs 135:7
[14] IOr graven image aJr 10:8; 51:17, 18
[15] aIs 41:24; Jr 8:19; 14:22 bJr 8:12; 51:18
[16] ILit Fashioner aPs 16:5; 73:26; 119:57; Jr 51:19; Lm 3:24 bIs 45:7; Jr 10:12 cDt 32:9; Ps 74:2 dJr 31:35; 32:18

  17aPick° up your bundle° from the ground°,
  You who dwell° under siege°!
18 For thus° says° the LORD°,
  “Behold°, I am aslinging° out the inhabitants° of the land°
  At this° time°,
  And will cause° them distress°,
  That they may Ibe found°.”

[17] aEzk 12:3-12
[18] ILit find a1S 25:29

  19aWoe° is me, because° of my Iinjury°!
  My bwound° is incurable°.
  But I said°, “Truly° this° is a sickness°,
  And I cmust bear° it.”
  20 My atent° is destroyed°,
  And all° my ropes° are broken°;
  My bsons° have gone° from me and are no° more°.
  There° is cno° one° to stretch° out my tent° again°
  Or to set° up my curtains°.
  21 For the shepherds° have become° stupid°
  And ahave not sought° the LORD°;
  Therefore°° they have not prospered°,
  And ball° their flock° is scattered°.
  22 The sound° of a areport°! Behold°, it comes°
  A great° commotion° bout of the land° of the north°
  To cmake° the cities° of Judah°
  A desolation°, a haunt° of jackals°.

[19] ILit breaking aJr 4:31 bJr 14:17 cMi 7:9
[20] aJr 4:20; Lm 2:4 bJr 31:15; Lm 1:5 cIs 51:18
[21] aJr 2:8 bJr 23:2
[22] aJr 4:15 bJr 1:14; 25:9 cJr 9:11; 49:33

  23 ¶ I know°, O LORD°, that aa man’s° way° is not in himself°,
  bNor° is it in a man° who walks° to direct° his steps°.
  24 aCorrect° me, O LORD°, but with justice°;
  Not with Your anger°, or° You will Ibring° me to nothing°.
  25 aPour° out Your wrath° on the nations° that bdo not know° You
  And on the families° that cdo not call° Your name°;
  For they have devoured° Jacob°;
  They have ddevoured° him and consumed° him
  And have laid° waste° his Ihabitation°.

[23] aPv 16:1; 20:24 bIs 26:7
[24] ILit diminish me aPs 6:1; 38:1
[25] IOr pasture aPs 79:6, 7; Zp 3:8 bJb 18:21; 1Th 4:5; 2Th 1:8 cZp 1:6 dJr 8:16; 50:7, 17


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The unequal comparison of God and idols.

1 ¶ Hearºª ye² the wordº which² the LORDº speakethºª unto² you, O houseº of Israel:º 2 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Learnºª not² the wayº of the heathen,º and be not² dismayedºª at the signsº² of heaven;º for² the heathenº are dismayedºª at them.º² 3 For² the customsº of the peopleº [are] vain:º for² [one] cuttethºª a treeº out of the forest,º² the workº of the handsº of the workman,º with the axe.º 4 They deckºª it with silverº and with gold;º they fastenºª it with nailsº and with hammers,º that it moveºª not.² 5 They² [are] uprightº as the palm tree,º but speakºª not:² they must needs¹ª be borne,ºª because² they cannot² go.ºª Be not² afraidºª of² them; for² they cannot² do evil,ºª neither² also² [is it] in² them to do good.ºª 6 Forasmuch as [there is] none²² like unto thee,² O LORD;º thou² [art] great,º and thy nameº [is] greatº in might.º 7 Who² would not² fearºª thee, O Kingº of nations?º for² to thee doth it appertain:ºª forasmuch² as among all² the wiseº [men] of the nations,º and in all² their kingdoms,º [there is] none²² like unto thee.² 8 But they are altogetherº brutishºª and foolish:ºª the stockº [is] a doctrineº of vanities.º 9 Silverº spread into platesºª is broughtºª from Tarshish,º² and goldº from Uphaz,º² the workº of the workman,º and of the handsº of the founder:ºª blueº and purpleº [is] their clothing:º they [are] all² the workº of cunningº [men]. 10 But the LORDº [is] the trueº God,º he² [is] the livingº God,º and an everlastingº king:º at his wrathº² the earthº shall tremble,ºª and the nationsº shall not² be able to abideºª his indignation.º 11 Thusº shall ye sayºª unto them, The godsº that² have notº madeºª the heavensº and the earth,º [even] they shall perishºª from the earth,º² and from² underº theseº heavens.º 12 He hath madeºª the earthº by his power,º he hath establishedºª the worldº by his wisdom,º and hath stretched outºª the heavensº by his discretion.º 13 When he utterethºª his voice,º [there is] a multitudeº of watersº in the heavens,º and he causeth the vapoursº to ascendºª from the endsº² of the earth;º he makethºª lightningsº with rain,º and bringeth forthºª the windº out of his treasures.º² 14 Every² manº is brutishºª in [his] knowledge:º² every² founderºª is confoundedºª by the graven image:º² for² his molten imageº [is] falsehood,º and [there is] no² breathº in them. 15 They² [are] vanity,º [and] the workº of errors:º in the timeº of their visitationº they shall perish.ºª 16 The portionº of Jacobº [is] not² like them:² for² he² [is] the formerºª of all² [things]; and Israelº [is] the rodº of his inheritance:º The LORDº of hostsº [is] his name.º

[1] 1K 22:19; Ps 50:7; Is 1:10; 28:14; Jr 2:4; 13:15; 22:2; 42:15; Ho 4:1; Am 7:16; 1Th 2:13; Rv 2:29.
[2] Lv 18:3; 20:23; Dt 12:30; Is 47:12; Ezk 20:32; Lk 21:25.
[3] Lv 18:30; 1K 18:26; Is 40:19; 44:9; 45:20; Jr 2:5; 10:8; Ho 8:4; Hab 2:18; Mt 6:7; Ro 1:21; 1P 1:18.
[4] Ps 115:4; 135:15; Is 40:19; 41:6; 44:12; 46:7.
[5] Ps 115:5; 135:16; Is 41:23; 44:9; 45:20; 46:1, 7; Hab 2:19; 1Co 8:4; 12:2; Rv 13:14.
[6] Ex 8:10; 9:14; 15:11; Dt 32:31; 33:26; 2S 7:22; Ne 4:14; 9:32; Ps 35:10; 48:1; 86:8; 89:6; 96:4; 145:3; 147:5; Is 12:6; 40:18, 25; 46:5, 9; Jr 32:18; Dn 4:3, 34; Mal 1:11.
[7] Jb 37:23; Ps 22:28; 72:11; 76:7; 86:9; 89:6; Is 2:4; Jr 5:22; 10:6; Zc 2:11; Lk 12:5; 1Co 1:19; Rv 11:15; 15:4.
[8] Ps 115:8; 135:18; Is 41:29; 44:19; Jr 2:27; 10:14; 51:17; Ho 4:12; Hab 2:18; Zc 10:2; Ro 1:21.
[9] 1K 10:22; Ps 115:4; Jr 10:4; Ezk 27:12; Dn 10:5.
[10] Dt 5:26; 32:4; Jg 5:4; 1S 17:26, 36; 1K 18:39; 2Ch 15:3; Jb 9:6; Ps 10:16; 18:7; 31:5; 42:2; 68:11; 76:7; 77:18; 84:2; 90:11; 93:2; 97:4; 100:5; 104:32; 114:7; 145:13; 146:6; Is 37:4, 17; 57:15; Jr 23:36; Dn 4:3, 34; 6:26; 7:14; Jol 2:11; Mi 1:4; Na 1:6; Hab 3:6, 10; Mal 3:2; Mt 16:16; 26:63; 27:51; Jn 17:3; Ac 14:15; 1Th 1:9; 1Ti 1:17; 6:17; He 10:31; 1Jn 5:20; Rv 20:11.
[11] Ps 96:5; Is 2:18; Jr 10:15; 51:18; Lm 3:66; Zp 2:11; Zc 13:2; Rv 20:2.
[12] Gn 1:1, 6; Jb 9:8; 26:7; 38:4; Ps 24:2; 33:6; 78:69; 93:1; 104:2, 24; 119:90; 136:5; 146:5; 148:4; Pv 3:19; 30:4; Is 40:22; 42:5; 44:24; 45:12, 18; 48:13; 49:8; Jr 32:17; 51:15; Zc 12:1; Jn 1:3; Col 1:16.
[13] Ex 9:23; 1S 12:17; 1K 18:41, 45; Jb 36:27; 37:2; 38:22, 25, 34; Ps 18:13; 29:3; 68:33; 135:7, 17; 147:8; Zc 10:1.
[14] Ps 14:2; 92:6; 94:8; 97:7; 115:4; 135:16; Pv 30:2; Is 42:17; 44:11, 18; 45:16; 46:7; Jr 10:8; 51:17; Hab 2:18; Ro 1:22.
[15] Dt 32:21; 1S 12:21; Is 2:18; 41:24, 29; Jr 8:12, 19; 10:8, 11; 14:22; 51:18; Jna 2:8; Zp 1:3; Zc 13:2; Ac 14:15.
[16] Ex 19:5; Dt 32:9; Ps 16:5; 73:26; 74:2; 119:57; 135:4; 142:5; Pv 16:4; Is 45:7; 47:4, 6; 51:15; 54:5; Jr 10:12; 31:35; 32:18; 50:34; 51:19; Lm 3:24.

The prophet exhorteth to flee from the calamity to come.

17 ¶ Gather upºª thy waresº out of the land,º² O inhabitantºª of the fortress.¹² 18 For² thus² saithºª the LORD,º Behold,² I will sling¹ª out²² the inhabitantsºª of the landº at this² once,º and will distressºª them, that² they may findºª [it so].

[17] Jr 6:1; 21:13; Ezk 12:3; Mi 2:10; Mt 24:15.
[18] Dt 28:63; 1S 25:29; Jr 15:1; 16:13; 23:20; Ezk 6:10; Zc 1:6.

He lamenteth the spoil of the Tabernacle by foolish pastors.

19 ¶ Woeº is me for² my hurt!º my woundº is grievous:ºª but I² said,ºª Trulyº this² [is] a grief,º and I must bearºª it. 20 My tabernacleº is spoiled,ºª and all² my cordsº are broken:ºª my childrenº are gone forthºª of me, and they [are] not:² [there is] none² to stretch forthºª my tentº any more,² and to set upºª my curtains.º 21 For² the pastorsºª are become brutish,ºª and have not² soughtºª the LORD:º therefore²² they shall not² prosper,ºª and all² their flocksº shall be scattered.ºª 22 Behold,² the noiseº of the bruitº is come,ºª and a greatº commotionº out of the north¹ country,º²² to makeºª² the citiesº of Judahº desolate,º [and] a denº of dragons.º

[19] Ps 39:9; 77:10; Is 8:17; Jr 4:19, 31; 8:21; 9:1; 17:13; Lm 1:2, 12; 2:11; 3:18, 39, 48; Mi 7:9.
[20] Jb 7:8; Pv 12:7; Is 49:20; 51:16; 54:2; Jr 4:20; 31:15; Lm 2:4.
[21] Is 56:10; Jr 2:8; 5:31; 8:9; 10:8, 14; 12:10; 23:1, 9; 49:32; 50:17; Ezk 22:25; 34:2, 5, 12; Zc 10:3; 13:7; Jn 10:12.
[22] Jr 1:15; 4:6; 5:15; 6:1, 22; 9:11; Hab 1:6; Mal 1:3.

He maketh an humble supplication.

23 ¶ O LORD,º I knowºª that² the wayº of manº [is] not² in himself: [it is] not² in manº that walkethºª to directºª² his steps.º 24 O LORD,º correctºª me, but with² judgment;º not² in thine anger,º lest² thou bring me to nothing.ºª 25 Pour outºª thy furyº upon² the heathenº that² knowºª thee not,² and upon² the familiesº that² callºª not² on thy name:º for² they have eaten upºª² Jacob,º and devouredºª him, and consumedºª him, and have made his habitationº desolate.ºª

[23] Ps 17:5; 37:23; 119:116; Pv 16:1; 20:24.
[24] Jb 6:18; Ps 6:1; 38:1; Is 40:23; 41:11; Jr 30:11; Hab 3:2.
[25] Jb 18:21; Ps 14:4; 27:2; 79:6; Is 43:22; 64:7; Jr 8:16; 50:7, 17; 51:34; Lm 2:22; Ezk 25:6; 35:5; Ob 1:10; Zp 1:6; Zc 1:15; Jn 17:25; Ac 17:23; 1Co 15:34; 1Th 4:5; 2Th 1:8.


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