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THE MESSAGE
Jeremiah 10:1
Listen to the Message that God is sending your way, House of Israel. Listen most carefully: "Don't take the godless nations as your models. Don't be impressed by their glamour and glitz, no matter how much they're impressed. The religion of these peoples is nothing but smoke. An idol is nothing but a tree chopped down, then shaped by a woodsman's ax. They trim it with tinsel and balls, use hammer and nails to keep it upright. It's like a scarecrow in a cabbage patch—can't talk! Dead wood that has to be carried—can't walk! Don't be impressed by such stuff. It's useless for either good or evil."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Hear the word that the Lord has spoken to you, house of Israel.
Hear the word that the Lord has spoken to you, house of Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
Hear you the word which the LORD speaks to you, house of Yisra'el:
Hear you the word which the LORD speaks to you, house of Yisra'el:
King James Version
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
English Standard Version
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, house of Israel.
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, house of Israel.
New Century Version
Family of Israel, listen to what the Lord says to you.
Family of Israel, listen to what the Lord says to you.
Amplified Bible
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
World English Bible
Hear you the word which Yahweh speaks to you, house of Israel:
Hear you the word which Yahweh speaks to you, house of Israel:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Heare ye the worde of the Lord that he speaketh vnto you, O house of Israel.
Heare ye the worde of the Lord that he speaketh vnto you, O house of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: Listen to me, you people of Israel.
The Lord said: Listen to me, you people of Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
Hear the word Adonai speaks to you, house of Isra'el!
Hear the word Adonai speaks to you, house of Isra'el!
Darby Translation
Hear the word that Jehovah speaketh unto you, house of Israel.
Hear the word that Jehovah speaketh unto you, house of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Family of Israel, listen to the Lord !
Family of Israel, listen to the Lord !
George Lamsa Translation
HEAR the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel:
HEAR the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel:
Good News Translation
People of Israel, listen to the message that the Lord has for you.
People of Israel, listen to the message that the Lord has for you.
Lexham English Bible
Hear the word that Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word that Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Literal Translation
Hear the Word which Jehovah speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the Word which Jehovah speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Heare the worde of the LORDE, yt he speaketh vnto the, o thou house of Israel:
Heare the worde of the LORDE, yt he speaketh vnto the, o thou house of Israel:
American Standard Version
Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to the word which the Lord says to you, O people of Israel:
Give ear to the word which the Lord says to you, O people of Israel:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel;
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel;
King James Version (1611)
Heare ye the word which the Lord speaketh vnto you, O house of Israel.
Heare ye the word which the Lord speaketh vnto you, O house of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Heare the worde of the Lord that he speaketh vnto thee, O thou house of Israel.
Heare the worde of the Lord that he speaketh vnto thee, O thou house of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Hear ye the word of the Lord, which he has spoken to you, O house of Israel.
Hear ye the word of the Lord, which he has spoken to you, O house of Israel.
English Revised Version
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The hous of Israel, here ye the word which the Lord spak on you.
The hous of Israel, here ye the word which the Lord spak on you.
Update Bible Version
Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel:
Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel:
Webster's Bible Translation
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh to you, O house of Israel:
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh to you, O house of Israel:
New English Translation
You people of Israel, listen to what the Lord has to say to you.
You people of Israel, listen to what the Lord has to say to you.
New King James Version
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
New Living Translation
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O Israel!
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O Israel!
New Life Bible
Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O people of Israel.
Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O people of Israel.
New Revised Standard
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Hear ye the word which Yahweh hath spoken unto you, O house of Israel: -
Hear ye the word which Yahweh hath spoken unto you, O house of Israel: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hear ye the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O house of Israel.
Hear ye the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O house of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
Hear ye the word, O house of Israel, That Jehovah hath spoken for you.
Hear ye the word, O house of Israel, That Jehovah hath spoken for you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Contextual Overview
1Listen to the Message that God is sending your way, House of Israel. Listen most carefully: "Don't take the godless nations as your models. Don't be impressed by their glamour and glitz, no matter how much they're impressed. The religion of these peoples is nothing but smoke. An idol is nothing but a tree chopped down, then shaped by a woodsman's ax. They trim it with tinsel and balls, use hammer and nails to keep it upright. It's like a scarecrow in a cabbage patch—can't talk! Dead wood that has to be carried—can't walk! Don't be impressed by such stuff. It's useless for either good or evil." 6All this is nothing compared to you, O God . You're wondrously great, famously great. Who can fail to be impressed by you, King of the nations? It's your very nature to be worshiped! Look far and wide among the elite of the nations. The best they can come up with is nothing compared to you. Stupidly, they line them up—a lineup of sticks, good for nothing but making smoke. Gilded with silver foil from Tarshish, covered with gold from Uphaz, Hung with violet and purple fabrics— no matter how fancy the sticks, they're still sticks. 10 But God is the real thing— the living God, the eternal King. When he's angry, Earth shakes. Yes, and the godless nations quake. 11"Tell them this, ‘The stick gods who made nothing, neither sky nor earth, Will come to nothing on the earth and under the sky.'" But it is God whose power made the earth, whose wisdom gave shape to the world, who crafted the cosmos. He thunders, and rain pours down. He sends the clouds soaring. He embellishes the storm with lightnings, launches wind from his warehouse. Stick-god worshipers looking mighty foolish, god-makers embarrassed by their handmade gods! Their gods are frauds—dead sticks, deadwood gods, tasteless jokes. When the fires of judgment come, they'll be ashes. 16 But the Portion-of-Jacob is the real thing. He put the whole universe together And pays special attention to Israel. His name? God -of-the-Angel-Armies!
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
am 3397, bc 607, Jeremiah 2:4, Jeremiah 13:15-17, Jeremiah 22:2, Jeremiah 42:15, 1 Kings 22:19, Psalms 50:7, Isaiah 1:10, Isaiah 28:14, Hosea 4:1, Amos 7:16, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Revelation 2:29
Reciprocal: Leviticus 20:23 - in the manners Jeremiah 7:2 - Hear
Cross-References
Genesis 5:1
This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah: Noah was a good man, a man of integrity in his community. Noah walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
This is the story of Noah: Noah was a good man, a man of integrity in his community. Noah walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don't eat that.
God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don't eat that.
Matthew 1:1
The family tree of Jesus Christ, David's son, Abraham's son:
The family tree of Jesus Christ, David's son, Abraham's son:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel. Or, "upon you"; or, "concerning you" k; it may design the judgment of God decreed and pronounced upon them; or the prophecy of it to them, in which they were nearly concerned; or the word of God in general, sent unto them by his prophets, which they were backward of hearing; and seems to refer particularly to what follows.
k עליכם "super vos", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "de vobis", Vatablus; "super vobis", Cocceius.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER X
The Jews, about to be carried into captivity, are here warned
against the superstition and idolatry of that country to which
they were going. Chaldea was greatly addicted to astrology, and
therefore the prophet begins with warning them against it,
1, 2.
He then exposes the absurdity of idolatry in short but elegant
satire; in the midst of which he turns, in a beautiful
apostrophe, to the one true God, whose adorable attributes
repeatedly strike in view, as he goes along, and lead him to
contrast his infinite perfections with those despicable
inanities which the blinded nations fear, 3-16.
The prophet again denounces the Divine judgments, 17, 18;
upon which Jerusalem laments her fate, and supplicates the
Divine compassion in her favour, 19-25.
NOTES ON CHAP. X
Verse Jeremiah 10:1. Hear 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.
