Cite Print

Jeremiah 10 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Strong's

Red Letter

Verse

Paragraph

Audio Bibles

CHAPTER 10

Idols and the True God

God and the Idol

1 Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.

2 Thus says the LORD:

“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;

Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,

For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.

3 For the customs of the peoples are futile;

For one cuts a tree from the forest,

The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.

4 They decorate it with silver and gold;

They fasten it with nails and hammers

So that it will not topple.

5 They are upright, like a palm tree,

And they cannot speak;

They must be carried,

Because they cannot go by themselves.

Do not be afraid of them,

For they cannot do evil,

Nor can they do any good.”

6 Inasmuch as there is none like You, O LORD

(You are great, and Your name is great in might),

7 Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?

For this is Your rightful due.

For among all the wise men of the nations,

And in all their kingdoms,

There is none like You.

8 But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish;

A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine.

9 Silver is beaten into plates;

It is brought from Tarshish,

And gold from Uphaz,

The work of the craftsman

And of the hands of the metalsmith;

Blue and purple are their clothing;

They are all the work of skillful men.

10 But the LORD is the true God;

He is the living God and the everlasting 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: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”

12 He has made the earth by His power,

He has established the world by His wisdom,

And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.

13 When He utters His voice,

There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:

“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.”[fn]

14 Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge;

Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image;

For his molded image is falsehood,

And there is no breath in them.

15 They are futile, a work of errors;

In the time of their punishment they shall perish.

16 The Portion of Jacob is not like them,

For He is the Maker of all things,

And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;

The LORD of hosts is His name.

The Coming Captivity of Judah

17 Gather up your wares from the land,

O inhabitant of the fortress!

18 For thus says the LORD:

“Behold, I will throw out at this time

The inhabitants of the land,

And will distress them,

That they may find it so.”

19 Woe is me for my hurt!

My wound is severe.

But I say, “Truly this is an infirmity,

And I must bear it.”

20 My tent is plundered,

And all my cords are broken;

My children have gone from me,

And they are no more.

There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,

Or set up my curtains.

21 For the shepherds have become dull-hearted,

And have not sought the LORD;

Therefore they shall not prosper,

And all their flocks shall be scattered.

22 Behold, the noise of the report has come,

And a great commotion out of the north country,

To make the cities of Judah desolate, a den of jackals.

23 O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself;

It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

24 O LORD, correct me, but with justice;

Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.

25 Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You,

And on the families who do not call on Your name;

For they have eaten up Jacob,

Devoured him and consumed him,

And made his dwelling place desolate.

← Prior Chapter Next Chapter →

← Prior Book Next Book →

See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).

NKJV Footnotes

(10:13)

Psalm 135:7

The text of the New King James Version (NKJV) appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. Any other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation Policy, and for inquiries about permission to use the New King James Version, go to Thomas Nelson, Inc..

For more information on this translation, see the NKJV Preface.

BLB Searches

Search the Bible

NKJV

[?]

Advanced Options

Search a pre-defined list

OR Select a range of biblical books

From:

To:

OR Custom Selection:

Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22'

Multi-Verse Retrieval

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference Reference-Verse Separate Line Verse Only Reference Only	Reference Delimiters: None — Jhn 1:1 KJV Square — [Jhn 1:1 KJV] Curly — {Jhn 1:1 KJV} Parens — (Jhn 1:1 KJV)
Paragraph Order: Verse-Reference Reference-Verse Reference-Only	Number Delimiters:* No Number No Delimiter — 15 Square — [15] Curly — {15} Parens — (15)
Other Options: Abbreviate Books Use SBL Abbrev. En dash not Hyphen	Quotes Around Verses Remove Square Brackets

Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference Reference-Verse Separate Line Verse Only Reference Only	Reference Delimiters: None — Jhn 1:1 KJV Square — [Jhn 1:1 KJV] Curly — {Jhn 1:1 KJV} Parens — (Jhn 1:1 KJV)
Paragraph Order: Verse-Reference Reference-Verse Reference-Only	Number Delimiters:* No Number No Delimiter — 15 Square — [15] Curly — {15} Parens — (15)
Other Options: Abbreviate Books Use SBL Abbrev. En dash not Hyphen	Quotes Around Verses Remove Square Brackets Sort Canonically

Bible Search

Lexiconc Search

Theological FAQ Search

Multiverse Retrieval

Browse Dictionary Topics

Free Bible Courses on Christian Belief & Practice

Jeremiah 10 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

NKJV Footnotes

Search Results in Other Versions

Search Results by Book

BLB Searches

Search the Bible

LexiConc

Theological FAQs

Multi-Verse Retrieval

Let's Connect

Daily Devotionals

Daily Bible Reading Plans

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Recently Popular Pages

Recently Popular Media

Settings

Copy Translation Order [?]

Translation Selection order copied to Bibles Tab order

Bibles Tab order copied to Translation Selection order

Translation Selection order and Bibles Tab order have been reset

Cite This Page

MLA Format

APA Format

Chicago Format

SBL Format

Share This Page

Email This Page

Follow Blue Letter Bible

Subscribe to the Newsletter

Blue Letter Bible

Login To Your Account

Old Testament

New Testament

Psalms