Jeremiah 10:6-10
English Standard Version
6 (A)There is none like you, O Lord;
you are great, and your name is great in might.
7 (B)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 (C)They are both (D)stupid and foolish;
the instruction of idols is but wood!
9 (E)Beaten silver is brought from (F)Tarshish,
and gold from (G)Uphaz.
(H)They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;
their clothing is violet and purple;
(I)they are all the work of skilled men.
10 (J)But the Lord is the true God;
(K)he is the living God and the everlasting King.
At his wrath the earth quakes,
and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
Jeremiah 10:6-10
International Standard Version
6 There is no one like you, Lord.
You are great, and your name is great and powerful.
7 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!
8 Everyone is stupid[a] and senseless.
They follow worthless instruction
from a piece of wood![b]
9 Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
and gold from Uphaz.
The idols are[c] the work of a craftsman[d]
and of the hands of a goldsmith.
Their clothing is violet and purple.
The idols[e] are all the work of skilled craftsmen.
10 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.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:8 I.e. like a beast
- Jeremiah 10:8 Lit. it is worthless instruction from wood
- Jeremiah 10:9 Lit. It is
- Jeremiah 10:9 Or engraver; i.e. a wood carver
- Jeremiah 10:9 Lit. They
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