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But they are [a]together brutish and foolish: [b]the instruction of idols! it is but a stock. There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men. 10 But Jehovah is [c]the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:8 Or, through one thing
  2. Jeremiah 10:8 Or, the stock is a doctrine of vanities
  3. Jeremiah 10:10 Or, God in truth

They are all senseless(A) and foolish;(B)
    they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(C)
Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(D)
    and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(E)
    is then dressed in blue and purple—
    all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
    he is the living God,(F) the eternal King.(G)
When he is angry,(H) the earth trembles;(I)
    the nations cannot endure his wrath.(J)

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