Jeremiah 10:12
Continuation of Jeremiah 10:10, after the interruption of the thread of the discourse in Jeremiah 10:11 (Psalms 136:5-6).
10 But the Lord is the true God;
He is athe living God and the beverlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
He is athe living God and the beverlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
11 Thus you shall say to them: a“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth bshall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
12 He ahas made the earth by His power,
He has bestablished the world by His wisdom,
And chas stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
He has bestablished the world by His wisdom,
And chas stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
13 aWhen He utters His voice,
There is a1 multitude of waters in the heavens:
b“And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”
There is a1 multitude of waters in the heavens:
b“And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”
14 aEveryone is bdull-hearted, without knowledge;
cEvery metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
dFor his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
cEvery metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
dFor his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
16 aThe Portion of Jacob is not like them,
For He is the Maker of all things,
And bIsrael is the tribe of His inheritance;
cThe Lord of hosts is His name.
For He is the Maker of all things,
And bIsrael is the tribe of His inheritance;
cThe Lord of hosts is His name.
The Coming Captivity of Judah
17 aGather up yo1ur wares from the land,
O inhabitant of the fortress!
O inhabitant of the fortress!
18 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will athrow out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
bThat they may find it so.”
“Behold, I will athrow out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
bThat they may find it so.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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