Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,(A)
and gold from Uphaz[a](B)
from the hands of a goldsmith,
the work of a craftsman.
Their clothing is blue and purple,
all the work of skilled artisans.
10 But Yahweh is the true God;(C)
He is the living God(D) and eternal King.(E)
The earth quakes at His wrath,(F)
and the nations cannot endure His rage.

11 You are to say this to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens(G) and the earth will perish from the earth(H) and from under these heavens.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:9 Or Ophir
  2. Jeremiah 10:11 This is the only Aram v. in Jr.

Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(A)
    and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(B)
    is then dressed in blue and purple—
    all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
    he is the living God,(C) the eternal King.(D)
When he is angry,(E) the earth trembles;(F)
    the nations cannot endure his wrath.(G)

11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(H) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.