New King James Version
Jeremiah 10:10
10But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
Jeremiah 10:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
- New International Version (NIV)But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But the Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.
Context of Jeremiah 10:10
8But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine. 9Silver is beaten into plates; It is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of the craftsman And of the hands of the metalsmith; Blue and purple are their clothing; They are all the work of skillful men. But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation. 11Thus 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.” 12He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
Read all of Jeremiah 10Jeremiah 10:10 word by word
וַֽיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ אֱמֶ֔ת הֽוּא־אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּ֖ים וּמֶ֣לֶךְ עוֹלָ֑ם מִקִּצְפּוֹ֙ תִּרְעַ֣שׁ הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יָכִ֥לוּ גוֹיִ֖ם זַעְמֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- the trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
- and an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- at his wrathקֶ֫צֶףqetseph · wrathH7110
- the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- shall trembleרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
- and the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- shall not be able to abideכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
- his indignationזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
Cross-references for Jeremiah 10:10
- 1 Kings 18:39Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”
- 2 Chronicles 15:3For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;
- John 17:3And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.
- Psalms 31:5Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
- Psalms 146:6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
- Jeremiah 23:36And the oracle of the Lord you shall mention no more. For every man’s word will be his oracle, for you have perverted the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God.
- Deuteronomy 5:26For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
- 1 Samuel 17:26Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
- Psalms 42:2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
- Psalms 84:2My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
- Isaiah 37:4It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”
- Daniel 6:26I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 10:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10But the Lord - The original word should be preserved, however we agree to pronounce it: יהוה Yehovah is the true God. He is without beginning, and without end. This is true of no being else. He is the living God - His being is underived; and he gives life to all. He is the very Fountain whence all life is derived. And an everlasting king - As he has made, so he governs, all things. His sway is felt both in the heavens and in the earth. At his wrath the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Pagan gods are not alive or permanent. People can destroy them or place them in museums. Stories about these idols often show them behaving immorally. This is because the creators of these stories wanted to justify their own immoral actions. The true God is holy, just, and opposes immoral behavior.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. true God--literally, "God Jehovah is truth"; not merely true, that is, veracious, but truth in the reality of His essence, as opposed to the "vanity" or emptiness which all idols are (Jr 10:3, 8, 15; 2Ch 15:3; Psa 31:5; 1Jo 5:20). living God--(Joh 5:26; 1Ti 6:17). He hath life in Himself which no creature has. All else "live in Him" (Ac 17:28). In contrast to dead idols. everlasting--(Psa 10:16). In contrast to the temporary existence of all other…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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