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Jeremiah 10:14 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Jeremiah 10:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 10 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. brutish in his knowledge: or, more brutish than to know”
Jeremiah 10:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 10:14
This verse returns to idol critique: 'Every man is brutish in his knowledge.' The Hebrew nivr (נִבְעַר) indicates stupidity, senselessness; 'knowledge' (da'ath) suggests that supposed wisdom produces foolishness when directed toward idols. 'Every founder is confounded by the graven image.' The Hebrew tsaraph (צָרָף, metalworker, refiner) should know best that his product is mere metal—yet he worships it. 'Confounded' (hovish, הֹבִישׁ) means shamed, disappointed when expectations fail. 'For his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.' sheqer (שֶׁקֶר, falsehood, lie) exposes i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 10:14
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“but they can't speak. They have eyes”
“the work of men's hands.”
“they carry it”
“neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes”
“they became fools”
“and there is no breath in them.”
“But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.”
“yes”