Jeremiah 10:7

Brenton's Septuagint

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Who should not fear you,King of the nations?It is what you deserve.For among all the wise people of the nationsand among all their kingdoms,there is no one like you.

Hebrew Names Version
Who should not fear you, King of the nations? for to you does it appertain; because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.

King James Version
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to 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.

English Standard Version
Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? For this is your due; for among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like you.

New American Standard Bible
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For it is Your due! For among all the wise men of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.

New Century Version
Everyone should respect you, King of the nations; you deserve respect. Of all the wise people among the nations and in all the kingdoms, none of them is as wise as you.

Amplified Bible
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For it is appropriate and it is Your due! For among all the wise men of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.

World English Bible
Who should not fear you, King of the nations? for to you does it appertain; because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Who would not feare thee, O King of nations? for to thee appertaineth the dominion: for among all the wise men of the Gentiles, and in al their kingdomes there is none like thee.

Legacy Standard Bible
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?Indeed it is Your due!For among all the wise men of the nationsAnd in all their kingdoms,There is none like You.

Berean Standard Bible
Who 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.

Contemporary English Version
You are King of the nations. Everyone should worship you. No human anywhere on earth is wiser than you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Who would not fear you, king of the nations? For it is your due! — since among all the wise of the nations and among all their royalty, there is no one like you.

Darby Translation
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? For to thee doth it appertain; for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

Easy-to-Read Version
Everyone should respect you, King of all the nations. You deserve their respect. There are many wise men among the nations, but not one of them is as wise as you.

George Lamsa Translation
Who would not revere thee, O King of nations? For to thee belongs the kingdom; for among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like thee.

Good News Translation
Who would not honor you, the king of all nations? You deserve to be honored. There is no one like you among all the wise men of the nations or among any of their kings.

Lexham English Bible
Who would not revere you, O king of the nations? For you it is fitting. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you.

Literal Translation
Who would not fear You, O King of nations? For it is fitting to You, because there is none like You among all the wise of the nations, and in all their kingdoms.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who wolde not feare the? or what kige of the Gentiles wolde not obeye the? For amonge all the wysemen of the Gentiles, and in all their kingdomes, there is none, that maye be lickened vnto the.

American Standard Version
Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.

Bible in Basic English
Who would not have fear of you, O King of the nations? for it is your right: for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who would not fear Thee, O king of the nations? For it befitteth Thee; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royalty, there is none like unto Thee.

King James Version (1611)
Who would not feare thee, O King of nations? for to thee doeth it appertaine: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdomes, there is none like vnto thee.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who would not feare thee, O king of the gentiles? for thyne is the dominion: for among all the wise men of the gentiles, and in all their kingdomes, there is none that may be likened vnto thee.

English Revised Version
Who would not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A! thou king of folkis, who schal not drede thee? for whi onour is thin among alle wise men of hethene men, and in alle the rewmes of hem noon is lijk thee.

Update Bible Version
Who should not fear you, O King of the nations? for to you does it appertain; since among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise [men] of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, [there is] none like to thee.

New English Translation
Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.

New King James Version
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due. For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.

New Living Translation
Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like you.

New Life Bible
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For You should be honored with fear. Among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their lands, there is no one like You.

New Revised Standard
Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? For that is your due; among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is no one like you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who would not revere thee, O King of nations? For, thee, doth it beseem; Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations And throughout all their royal estate, None, there is like unto thee.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who shall not fear thee, O king of nations? for thine is the glory: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms there is none like unto thee.

Revised Standard Version
Who would not fear thee, O King of the nations? For this is thy due; for among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like thee.

Young's Literal Translation
Who doth not fear Thee, king of the nations? For to Thee it is becoming, For among all the wise of the nations, And in all their kingdom there is none like Thee.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? Indeed it is Your due! For among all the wise men of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.

Contextual Overview

¹ Hear ye the word of the Lord, which he has spoken to you, O house of Israel. ² Thus saith the Lord, Learn ye not the ways of the heathen, and be not alarmed at the signs of the sky; for they are alarmed at them, falling on their faces. ³ For the customs of the nations are vain; it is a tree cut out of the forest, the work of the carpenter, or a molten image. ⁴ They are beautified with silver and gold, they fix them with hammers and nails; ⁵ they will set them up that they may not move; it is wrought silver, they will not walk, it is forged silver They must certainly be borne, for they cannot ride of themselves. Fear them not; for they cannot do any evil, and there is no good in them. ⁹ brought from Tharsis, gold will come from Mophaz, and the work of goldsmiths: they are all the works of craftsmen, they will clothe themselves with blue and scarlet. ¹¹ Thus shall ye say to them, Let the gods which have not made heaven and earth perish from off the earth, and from under this sky. ¹² It is the Lord that made the earth by his strength, who set up the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the sky, ¹³ and set abundance of waters in the sky, and brought up clouds from the ends of the earth; he made lightnings for the rain, and brought forth light out of his treasures. ¹⁴ Every man is deprived of knowledge, every goldsmith is confounded because of his graven images; for he has cast false gods, there is no breath in them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

would: Jeremiah 5:22, Job 37:23, Job 37:24, Luke 12:5, Revelation 15:4

O King: Psalms 22:28, Psalms 72:11, Psalms 86:9, Isaiah 2:4, Zechariah 2:11, Revelation 11:15

to thee: or, it liketh thee, Psalms 76:7

among: Jeremiah 10:6, Psalms 89:6, 1 Corinthians 1:19, 1 Corinthians 1:20

Reciprocal: Exodus 8:10 - there is none Exodus 15:11 - fearful Joshua 3:11 - the Lord Joshua 4:24 - ye might Judges 3:20 - he arose 2 Samuel 7:22 - none 2 Samuel 22:32 - For who 2 Kings 17:25 - they feared 2 Kings 17:39 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 17:20 - none 1 Chronicles 21:30 - he was afraid 2 Chronicles 6:33 - fear thee 2 Chronicles 25:15 - which could Esther 1:13 - the wise Job 25:2 - Dominion Psalms 33:8 - the earth Psalms 35:10 - who Psalms 71:19 - who is like Psalms 86:8 - Among Psalms 89:7 - General Psalms 95:3 - For Psalms 96:4 - he is Isaiah 2:10 - for fear Isaiah 31:2 - he also Isaiah 44:8 - neither Isaiah 46:5 - General Jeremiah 44:10 - neither Jeremiah 50:35 - her wise men Amos 3:6 - and the people

Cross-References

Genesis 2:11
The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

1 Kings 10:1
And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.

Psalms 72:10
The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

Isaiah 21:13
Thou mayest lodge in the forest in the evening, or in the way of Daedan.

Ezekiel 27:15
The sons of the Rhodians were thy merchants; from the islands they multiplied thy merchandise, even elephants’ teeth: and to them that came in thou didst return thy prices,

Ezekiel 27:22
The merchants of Sabba and Ramma, these were thy merchants, with choice spices, and precious stones: and they brought gold to thy market.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who would not fear thee, O King of nations?.... Not that the fear of him among the nations was general, or that he was owned by them as their King; but inasmuch as of right he was their King, so he ought to have been feared and reverenced by them; and it was an instance of great stupidity and ingratitude not to do it. The Targum renders it,

"King of all people;''

and the Syriac version, "King of all worlds"; some reference seems to be had to this passage in Revelation 15:3, where, instead of "King of nations", the Lord is called "King of saints"; and there refers to a time when he will be feared, that is, worshipped and served by all nations, as he ought to be:

for to thee doth it appertain; that is, fear belongs to him, it is his due; and this, with keeping the commandments of God, is the whole duty of man. The Vulgate Latin version is, "thine is the glory"; honour or praise, as the Syriac version; and so Jarchi interprets it of beauty or glory; but the Targum,

"thine is the kingdom;''

and so Kimchi; and to which agrees the Arabic version.

Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee; that is, among all the wise kings of the nations, and all their wise counsellors, there is none like unto God for wisdom, or for glory and majesty; there is none of them that has such a kingdom as he has, or that governs it as he does; and as all their power and government, so all that wisdom by which they manage their political affairs, are from him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O King of nations - i. e., pagan nations. Yahweh is not the national God of the Jews only, but He reigns over all mankind Psalms 22:28.

It - i. e., everything.

In all their kingdoms - More correctly, “in all their royalty or kingship.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 10:7. Who would not fear thee — Who would not worship thee as the Author and Giver of all good? The fear of God is often taken for the whole of true religion.

Among all the wise men of the nation — Not even the wisest and most cultivated of the nations have ever found out any one equal to thee; but so exalted and holy art thou, that in all their wisdom and research they have never been able to find out the true God.