New English Translation
Jeremiah 10:11
11You people of Israel should tell those nations this: ‘These gods did not make heaven and earth. They will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens.’
Jeremiah 10:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
- New International Version (NIV)“Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus shall you say to them: "The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus you shall say to them: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
Context of Jeremiah 10:11
9Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Uphaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers. 10The Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. When he shows his anger the earth shakes. None of the nations can stand up to his fury. You people of Israel should tell those nations this: ‘These gods did not make heaven and earth. They will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens.’ 12The Lord is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies. 13When his voice thunders, the heavenly ocean roars. He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons. He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain. He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.
Read all of Jeremiah 10Jeremiah 10:11 word by word
כִּדְנָה֙ תֵּאמְר֣וּן לְה֔וֹם אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־שְׁמַיָּ֥א וְאַרְקָ֖א לָ֣א עֲבַ֑דוּ יֵאבַ֧דוּ מֵֽאַרְעָ֛א וּמִן־תְּח֥וֹת שְׁמַיָּ֖א אֵֽלֶּה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thusדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
- shall ye sayאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
- unto them, The godsאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- that have notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- madeעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
- the heavensשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
- and the earthאֲרַק'ăraq · earthH778
- they shall perishאֲבַד'ăbad · to destroyH7
- from the earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772
- and from underתְּחוֹתtechôth techôth · underH8460
- theseאֵלֶּה'êlleh · theseH429
Cross-references for Jeremiah 10:11
- Psalms 96:5For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the Lord made the sky.
- Jeremiah 10:15They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
- Jeremiah 51:18They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
- Isaiah 2:18The worthless idols will be completely eliminated.
- Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the Lord in their own lands.
- Zechariah 13:2And also on that day,” says the Lord who rules over all, “I will remove the names of the idols from the land and they will never again be remembered. Moreover, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
- Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon – the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan – and tied him up for a thousand years.
- Lamentations 3:66Pursue them in anger and eradicate them from under the Lord’s heaven.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 10:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Thus shall ye say unto them - This is the message you shall deliver to the Chaldean idolaters. The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish - Both they and their worshippers shall be destroyed; and idolatry shall finally be destroyed from the earth; and the heavens shall look no more on so great an abomination. It is suffered for a while: but in the end shall be destroyed. This verse is written in a sort of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11This verse is (in the original) in Chaldee. It was probably a proverbial saying, which Jeremiah inserts in its popular form.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The pagan gods were not there when the heavens and earth were created, and they are not eternal. The original text of this verse is in Aramaic. This might suggest it quotes an Aramaic saying and was directed at the exiles in Babylon, where people spoke Aramaic.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. This verse is in Chaldee, Jeremiah supplying his countrymen with a formula of reply to Chaldee idolaters in the tongue most intelligible to the latter. There may be also derision intended in imitating their barbarous dialect. Rosenmuller objects to this view, that not merely the words put in the mouths of the Israelites, but Jeremiah's own introductory words, "Thus shall ye say to them," are in Chaldee, and thinks it to be a marginal gloss. But it is…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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