Jeremiah 10 · Verse 1

Jeremiah 10:1

Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Jeremiah 10:1, King James Version

Jeremiah 10:1 in other translations

BSBHear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
WEBHear the word which the LORD speaks to you, house of Israel!
ASVHear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
YLTHear ye the word, O house of Israel, That Jehovah hath spoken for you.
DARBYHear the word that Jehovah speaketh unto you, house of Israel.
BBEGive ear to the word which the Lord says to you, O people of Israel:
WebsterHear ye the word which the LORD speaketh to you, O house of Israel:

What does Jeremiah 10:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Jr 10:1-25. Contrast between the Idols and Jehovah. The Prophet's Lamentation and Prayer.

1. Israel--the Jews, the surviving representatives of the nation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The Jews, about to be carried into captivity, are here warned against the superstition and idolatry of that country to which they were going. Chaldea was greatly addicted to astrology, and therefore the prophet begins with warning them against it, Jer 10:1, Jer 10:2. He then exposes the absurdity of idolatry in short but elegant satire; in the midst of which he turns, in a beautiful apostrophe, to the one true God, whose adorable attributes repeatedly strike in view, as he goes along, and lead him to contrast his infinite perfections with those despicable inanities which the blinded nations fear, Jer 10:3-16. The prophet again denounces the Divine judgments, Jer 10:17, Jer 10:18; upon which Jerusalem laments her fate, and supplicates the Divine compassion in her favor, Jer 10:19-25. Verse 1 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you - Dr. Dahler supposes this discourse to have been delivered in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim. It contains an invective against idolatry; showing its absurdity, and that the Creator alone should be worshipped by all mankind.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 10:1-16
The absurdity of idolatry. (Jr 10:1-16) Destruction denounced against Jerusalem. (Jr 10:17-25) Verses 1-16 The prophet shows the glory of Israel's God, and exposes the folly of idolaters. Charms and other attempts to obtain supernatural help, or to pry into futurity, are copied from the wicked customs of the heathen. Let us stand in awe, and not dare provoke God, by giving that glory to another which is due to him alone. He is ready to forgive, and save all who repent and believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ. Faith learns these blessed truths from the word of God; but all knowledge not from that source, leads to doctrines of vanity.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 10:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UhearH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֗רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבֶּ֧רdi.Berhe has spokenH1696
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemto youH5921
בֵּ֥יתbeitO house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 10:1

  • Jeremiah 13:15-17

    Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

  • Jeremiah 42:15

    And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13

    For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

  • Hosea 4:1

    Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

  • Revelation 2:29

    He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  • Amos 7:16

    Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

  • Isaiah 28:14

    Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 2:4

    Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

  • Psalms 50:7

    Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

  • Isaiah 1:10

    Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

  • Jeremiah 22:2

    And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The unequal comparison of God and idols.
17 The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come.
19 He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors.
23 He makes an humble supplication.

A.M. 3397. B.C. 607.
2:4; 13:15-17; 22:2; 42:15; 1Ki 22:19; Ps 50:7; Isa 1:10; 28:14
Ho 4:1; Am 7:16; 1Th 2:13; Re 2:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 10:1

    Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

  • Jeremiah 10:2

    Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

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Jeremiah 10:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
OID la palabra que Jehová ha hablado sobre vosotros, oh casa de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
*Écoutez la parole que l’ Éternel vous dit, maison d’Israël!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Höret das Wort, welches Jehova zu euch redet, Haus Israel!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Audite verbum quod locutus est Dominus super vos, domus Israël.