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Jeremiah 10:5 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 10:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 10 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.”
Jeremiah 10:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 10:5
This verse mocks idols' helplessness: 'They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not.' The Hebrew tomer miqshah (תֹּמֶר מִקְשָׁה) may mean 'scarecrow in a cucumber field' (NIV) or 'palm tree' (KJV)—rigid, immobile, decorative but lifeless. 'They must needs be borne, because they cannot go.' Idols require carrying (nasa, נָשָׂא); they cannot walk (tsaad, צָעַד). 'Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.' The conclusion is reassuring: these objects have no power—neither to harm nor help. They are impotent, irrelevant, non-beings. Fear of them is i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 10:5
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“they carry it”
“you were led away to those mute idols”
“but they don't speak. They have eyes”
“that we may know that you are gods. Yes”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.”
“Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals”
“'Awake!' or to the mute stone”
“but they can't speak. They have eyes”
“you who have escaped from the nations: they have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image”