English Standard Version
Jeremiah 10:1
1Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Jeremiah 10:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
- New International Version (NIV)Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O Israel!
Context of Jeremiah 10:1
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2Thus says the Lord: "Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, 3for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
Read all of Jeremiah 10Jeremiah 10:1 word by word
שִׁמְע֣וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 10:1
- Jeremiah 2:4Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel.
- Jeremiah 13:15Hear and give ear; be not proud, for the Lord has spoken.
- Jeremiah 22:2and say, 'Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates.
- Jeremiah 42:15then hear the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to enter Egypt and go to live there,
- 1 Kings 22:19And Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left;
- Psalms 50:7"Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
- Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem!
- Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel, for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land;
- Amos 7:16Now therefore hear the word of the Lord. "You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
- Revelation 2:29He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
Commentaries on Jeremiah 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you - Dr. Dahler supposes this discourse to have been delivered in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim. It contains an invective against idolatry; showing its absurdity, and that the Creator alone should be worshipped by all mankind.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The absurdity of idolatry. (Jr 10:1-16) Destruction denounced against Jerusalem. (Jr 10:17-25) Verses 1-16 The prophet shows the glory of Israel's God, and exposes the folly of idolaters. Charms and other attempts to obtain supernatural help, or to pry into futurity, are copied from the wicked customs of the heathen. Let us stand in awe, and not dare provoke God, by giving that glory to another which is due to him alone. He is ready to forgive, and save…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1As usual, Jeremiah identified the source of his message. He urged his audience not just to hear, but to pay close attention to the word of the Lord. In Hebrew thought, a person who does not respond has not truly heard.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. Israel--the Jews, the surviving representatives of the nation.Read the comment
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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
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