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Jeremiah 10:2 open_in_new
the way of the heathen. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:3; Leviticus 20:23).
heathen. nations.
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Jeremiah 10:3 open_in_new
customs. statutes, or ordinances.
people. peoples.
vain. a breath.
one cutteth. tree. it [is only]. tree which one cutteth.
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Jeremiah 10:5 open_in_new
upright. stiff.
borne. carried.
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Jeremiah 10:6 open_in_new
there is none like, &c. See note on Exodus 15:11.
Thy name. See note on Psalms 20:1.
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Jeremiah 10:7 open_in_new
Who... ? Words quoted in "the song of Moses and the Lamb" (Revelation 15:3; Revelation 15:4).
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Jeremiah 10:9 open_in_new
Tarshish. See note on 1 Kings 10:22.
Uphaz. Probably. Ophir. Compare 1 Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:11.
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Jeremiah 10:10 open_in_new
the living God. Both words in plural, referring to the triune God.
everlasting king. king of the ages, or, of eternity.
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Jeremiah 10:11 open_in_new
Thus shall ye say, &c. This verse is in Chaldee, to serve as. confession of their faith in their exile.
not made... shall perish. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia. Hebrew. 'abadu ye'badu.
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Jeremiah 10:12 open_in_new
world. the habitable world. Hebrew. tebel.
discretion. understanding.
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Jeremiah 10:13 open_in_new
wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
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Jeremiah 10:14 open_in_new
confounded. put to shame.
breath. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
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Jeremiah 10:15 open_in_new
vanity. The common appellative for idols.
errors. mockeries.
the time of their visitation. See note on Jeremiah 8:12.
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Jeremiah 10:16 open_in_new
The Portion of Jacob. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 18:20; Deuteronomy 32:9).
Jacob. Not Israel, because the natural seed is spoken of as in Deuteronomy 32:9. See notes on Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:6.
Former. Framer.
The LORD of hosts. See note on Jeremiah 6:6.
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Jeremiah 10:17 open_in_new
Gather up. Gather in. Occurs only here.
wares. bundle. For that is all they would be able to take with them.
inhabitant. inhabitress. Put for "the daughter of Zion".
fortress. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the city Jerusalem.
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Jeremiah 10:18 open_in_new
I will sling. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for all that is signified by it. Compare Isaiah 22:17; Isaiah 22:18.
find it so. discover the truth of it.
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Jeremiah 10:19 open_in_new
me. Zion now speaks in view of the coming deportation; or, Jeremiah voices the calamity.
a grief: or, my affliction.
and I. but I.
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Jeremiah 10:20 open_in_new
tabernacle. tent, or dwelling.
children. sons.
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Jeremiah 10:21 open_in_new
pastors. shepherds, or rulers.
are become. This points to Jehoiakim's reign.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. (with' eth). Jehovah Himself. App-4.
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Jeremiah 10:22 open_in_new
noise. voice.
bruit. rumour. French bruit,. voice, from Breton (Celtic) bruchellein, to roar (as. lion). Compare Greek. bruchao-mai.
north. Compare Jeremiah 1:15; Jeremiah 5:15; Jeremiah 6:22, &c.
dragons. jackals.
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Jeremiah 10:23 open_in_new
is not in. belongs not to.
it is not. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "nor".
direct. establish.
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Jeremiah 10:24 open_in_new
with. in.
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Jeremiah 10:25 open_in_new
families. Some codices read "kingdoms". Compare Psalms 79:6.
Thy name. Thee (emphatic). See note on Psalms 20:1.