Jeremiah — Chapter 10

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Jeremiah 10:1 ^RHear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

Jer 2:4; Jer 13:15-17

Jeremiah 10:2 Thus saith the LORD, ^RLearn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Lev 18:3; Lev 20:23

Jeremiah 10:3 For the ^R^Tcustoms of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

Jer 10:8; Jer 2:5

statutes, or, ordinances are vanity

Jeremiah 10:4 They ^Rdeck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

Ps 115:4; Ps 135:15

Jeremiah 10:5 They are upright as the palm tree, but ^Rspeak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Ps 115:5-8; Ps 135:16-18

Jeremiah 10:6 Forasmuch as ^Rthere is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

Exod 8:10; Exod 9:14

Jeremiah 10:7 Who ^Rwould not fear thee, O King of nations? for ^Tto thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

Jer 5:22; Job 37:23-24

it liketh thee

Jeremiah 10:8 But they are ^Taltogether ^Rbrutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

Jer 10:14; Jer 51:17-18

in one, or, at once

Jeremiah 10:9 Silver spread into plates is brought from ^RTarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

1 Kgs 10:22; Ezek 27:12

Jeremiah 10:10 But ^Rthe LORD is the ^Ttrue God, he is the ^Tliving God, and an ^Teverlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

1 Kgs 18:39; 2 Chr 15:3

God of truth

living Gods

king of eternity

Jeremiah 10:11 Thus shall ye say unto them, ^RThe gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

Ps 96:5

Jeremiah 10:12 He ^Rhath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Jer 32:17; Jer 51:15-19

Jeremiah 10:13 When he ^Ruttereth his voice, there is a ^Tmultitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings ^Twith rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

Job 37:2-5; Job 38:34-35

noise

for

Jeremiah 10:14 Every ^Rman is ^Tbrutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Jer 10:8; Jer 51:17-18

more brutish than to know

Jeremiah 10:15 They are ^Rvanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Jer 10:8; Jer 8:19

Jeremiah 10:16 The ^Rportion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

Jer 51:19; Ps 16:5-6

Jeremiah 10:17 Gather up ^Rthy wares out of the land, O ^Tinhabitant of the fortress.

Jer 6:1; Ezek 12:3-12

inhabitress

Jeremiah 10:18 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, ^RI will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.

Jer 15:1-2; Jer 16:13

Jeremiah 10:19 ^RWoe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

Jer 4:19,31; Jer 8:21

Jeremiah 10:20 My ^Rtabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.

Jer 4:20; Isa 54:2

Jeremiah 10:21 For ^Rthe pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

Jer 10:8,14; Jer 2:8

Jeremiah 10:22 Behold, ^Rthe noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

Jer 1:15; Jer 4:6

Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Jeremiah 10:24 O LORD, ^Rcorrect me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou ^Tbring me to nothing.

Jer 30:11; Ps 6:1

diminish me

Jeremiah 10:25 ^RPour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

Ps 79:6-7

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 10:1–9 — Decorated wood is no living god

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The people are warned against the nations’ fears and customs. Crafted, gilded images cannot speak, move, or help, while the Lord’s greatness and wisdom have no equal.

Key Truth: Do not fear or worship handmade substitutes.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 10:10–17 — The living King and Creator

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The true and everlasting God is contrasted with perishing idols. His power formed the earth, his wisdom established the world, and his voice governs waters, rain, and wind.

Key Truth: Acknowledge the Creator’s living authority.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 10:18–25 — Exile, grief, and a prayer for correction

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Judah’s departure and scattered flock are pictured as a collapsing tent. The speaker admits that human steps need direction and asks for measured correction amid the devastation caused by hostile nations.

Key Truth: Ask for guidance and correction in humility.

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Proverbs 3:6 — Acknowledging the Lord is linked with directed paths.

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