Jeremiah 10:9

Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.

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In The King James Version

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

In Context

8But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 9:21For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Isaiah 40:19To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?

Daniel 10:5I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.

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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