Jeremiah 10:17

Gather up thy wares from the ground, O thou that abidest in the siege.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

In Context

16Not like these is the portion of Jacob; for He is the former of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; the LORD of hosts is His name.

18For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; ye that say: 'Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?'

Ezekiel 12:11say: I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them — they shall go into exile, into captivity.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:2-17

Solemn Charge to Israel; The Folly of Idolatry. ( b. c. 606.) 1 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 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. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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