Jeremiah 10:6

Lexham English Bible

Contextual Overview

¹ Hear the word that Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel. ² Thus says Yahweh: "You must not learn the way of the nations, and you must not be dismayed by the signs of the heavens, for the nations are dismayed by them. ³ For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, for it is a tree cut down from the forest, the work of the hands of a craftsman with the tool. ⁴ He decorates it with silver and gold, they strengthen it with nails and hammers, so that it does not stagger. ⁵ They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good is not in them." ⁶ There is none like you, O Yahweh, you are great and your name is great in might. ⁷ 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. ⁸ At the same time they are stupid and foolish, in the instruction of idols, it is wood. ⁹ Silver beaten from Tarshish is brought, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and the hands of the goldsmith. Blue and purple are their clothing, all of them are the work of skillful people. ¹⁰ But Yahweh is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king. Because of his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his anger.

Bible Verse Review
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there: Exodus 8:10, Exodus 9:14, Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 32:31, Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 7:22, Psalms 35:10, Psalms 86:8-10, Psalms 89:6-8, Isaiah 40:18, Isaiah 40:25, Isaiah 46:5, Isaiah 46:9

thou: Jeremiah 32:18, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 9:32, Psalms 48:1, Psalms 96:4, Psalms 145:3, Psalms 147:5, Isaiah 12:6, Daniel 4:3, Daniel 4:34, Malachi 1:11

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:7 - the greatness Deuteronomy 3:24 - what God Joshua 4:24 - ye might 1 Samuel 2:2 - rock 2 Samuel 22:32 - For who 1 Kings 8:23 - no God 1 Chronicles 16:25 - he also 1 Chronicles 17:20 - none 2 Chronicles 2:5 - great is our God 2 Chronicles 6:14 - no God Job 25:2 - Dominion Psalms 50:1 - mighty Psalms 75:1 - for that Psalms 95:3 - For Psalms 113:5 - like Jeremiah 10:7 - among Luke 1:49 - he

Cross-References

Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and he told his two brothers outside.

Genesis 10:8
And Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty warrior.

Genesis 10:16
and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

1 Chronicles 4:40
And they found fertile and good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and at ease, for the former inhabitants there were from Ham.

Psalms 78:51
And he struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the first of their virility in the tents of Ham.

Psalms 105:23
Then Israel came to Egypt, and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Ham.

Psalms 105:27
They set before them the words concerning his signs and portents in the land of Ham.

Psalms 106:22
wonders in the land of Ham, awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

Isaiah 11:11
And this shall happen on that day: The Lord will again extend his hand a second time to acquire the remnant of his people that is left, from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coastlands of the sea,

Jeremiah 46:9
Go up, O horses, and drive madly, O chariots, and let the warriors go forth; Cush and Put, who wield the small shield, and Lud, who wield and bend the bow.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord,.... None like him, for the perfections of his nature, for the works of his hands, and for the instances of his kindness and beneficence, both in a way of grace and providence; there is none like him for doing good, or doing evil; that is, for bestowing favours, or inflicting punishments; there is none like him for goodness or greatness, as follows:

thou art great; in his nature; of great power, wisdom, faithfulness, truth, and goodness; and in his works of creation and providence, and in everything in which he is concerned; and greatness is to be ascribed to him, and greatly is he to be praised; and all the glory due unto his name is to be given him:

and thy name is great in might; his name is himself, and his greatness much appears in the exertion of the attribute of his power and might; in making all things out of nothing, in upholding the whole creation, and in the government of the universe; or the fame of him is great through the effects of his power, which are to be seen throughout the earth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For as much as - Or, “No one is like unto thee, O Jehovah.” In Jeremiah 10:6-11, the prophet contrasts God’s greatness with the impotence of idols.