Bible Commentary

The portion of Jacob [is] not like them: for he [is] the former of all [things]; and Israel [is] the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts [is] his name. 16. The parallelism of clauses is improved by the LXX’s omission (probably therefore rightly) of two words in MT. The LXX render accordingly, “For … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:16”

They [are] vanity, [and] the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 15. delusion ] rather (with mg.) mockery, bringing scorn upon those who trust in them. The last clause of the v. refers to the fate which may be expected to befall the idols when “the day of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:15”

Every man is brutish in [his] knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image [is] falsehood, and [there is] no breath in them. 14. is become brutish and is without knowledge ] or, as mg. is too brutish to know. MT. is open to either rendering, that of R.V. text … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:14”

When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. 13. when he uttereth his voice, etc.] The sense is plain, though the form … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:13”

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 12, 13. The creation of all things, and in particular the phenomena of the tempest, are appealed to as signs of Jehovah’s supremacy. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:12”

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. 11. The v. is not Hebrew, but Aramaic. Either it is a marginal note, subsequently introduced into the text, where it interrupts the connexion of Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:11”

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. 10. LXX omit, but there is more to be said for MT. here than in the cases above. As Jer 10:11 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:10”

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple [is] their clothing: they [are] all the work of cunning [men]. 9. A description of the process of the making of idols out of silver and gold, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:9”

But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock [is] a doctrine of vanities. 8. together ] rather, all together, one and all. the instruction a stock ] lit. the instruction of idols is wood, i.e. “is no better than the idol itself: idolatry is destitute of moral or spiritual force,” Dr. Possibly MT. needs … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:8”

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. 7. to thee doth it appertain ] rather, as mg. it beseemeth thee. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:7”