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Jeremiah 10

Jeremiah 10:10

The Sovereignty of God · Jeremiah 10:1–16
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Translations

Modern
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And YHWH is the true God; He is the living God, and King forever! At His wrath the earth trembles, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Latin
Dominus autem Deus verus est, ipse Deus vivens, et rex sempiternus. Ab indignatione ejus commovebitur terra, et non sustinebunt gentes comminationem ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Notes

Jeremiah 10:10

Pagan 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.

Jeremiah 10:1–16

This poetic passage criticizes idol worship and affirms the unity and majesty of the one true God. It is not a logical discussion of divinity in nature or a detailed statement about God's attributes. Instead, it is a poem about the foolishness of worshiping idols that the worshipers have made. It includes strong affirmations of faith that clearly declare who God is.

Jeremiah 10:1–25

This poetic passage has three parts:

  1. A contrast between the Lord and pagan idols (Jeremiah 10:1–16)

  2. A reflection on the destruction awaiting idol worshipers (Jeremiah 10:17–18, 19–22)

  3. A prayer asking God to act with restraint in the coming judgment and to ensure the pagan nations do not go unpunished (Jeremiah 10:23–25).

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Topics

Anger: Anger of God Christ is God: As the True God Don't Question God's Word Eternity: God Rules God is Declared to Be: True God: Eternity of God: Judge, and his Justice God: Personality of God: Sovereign God: Truth Idolatry: Folly of The Anger of God: Manifested in Terrors The Earth: Trembling Before God