Jeremiah 10:8

Jeremiah 10:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
• New International Version (NIV)They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are both stupid and foolish; the instruction of idols is but wood!
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine.

Context of Jeremiah 10:8

6There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. 7Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You. But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood! 9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz— the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers. 10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Jeremiah 10:8 word by word

וּבְאַחַ֖ת יִבְעֲר֣וּ וְיִכְסָ֑לוּ מוּסַ֥ר הֲבָלִ֖ים עֵ֥ץ הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

• But they are altogetherאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• senselessבָּעַרbâ‛ar · be brutishH1197
• and foolishכָּסַלkâsal · be stupidH3688
• instructedמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148
• by worthless idolsהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892
• made of woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• made of woodהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931

Cross-references for Jeremiah 10:8

• Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
• Jeremiah 51:17Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
• Psalms 115:8Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
• Psalms 135:18Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
• Isaiah 41:29See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
• Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it— or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
• Zechariah 10:2For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
• Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
• Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
• Isaiah 44:19And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
• Hosea 4:12My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 10:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The stock is a doctrine of vanities - Dr. Blayney translates, - "The wood itself is a rebuker of vanities." The very tree out of which the god is hewn demonstrates the vanity and folly of the idolaters; for, can all the art of man make out of a log of wood an animate and intelligent being?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Brutish - Jeremiah 10:21 and foolish Theirs was the brutishness of men in a savage state, little better than mere animals: their folly that of stupidity. The stock … - Rather, the instruction of idols is a piece of wood. That is what they are themselves, and “ex nihilo nihil fit” (from nothingness, nothing is made).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16This poetic passage criticizes idol worship and affirms the unity and majesty of the one true God. It is not a logical discussion of divinity in nature or a detailed statement about God's attributes. Instead, it is a poem about the foolishness of worshiping idols that the worshipers have made. It includes strong affirmations of faith that clearly declare who God is.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. altogether--rather, "all alike" [Maurer]. Even the so-called "wise" men (Jr 10:7) of the Gentiles are on a level with the brutes and "foolish," namely, because they connive at the popular idolatry (compare Ro 1:21-28). Therefore, in Daniel and Revelation, the world power is represented under a bestial form. Man divests himself of his true humanity, and sinks to the level of the brute, when he severs his connection with God (Psa 115:8; Jon 2:8). stock…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 10:8

• Idolatry
• Vanity

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Custom
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• Exodus, the Book of
• Habakkuk
• Jeremy, the Epistle of
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings