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Jeremiah 10:2

Fear

1 Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.

This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them.

3 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.

4 They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them.
KJV
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.
WEB
The LORD says, “Don’t learn the way of the nations, and don’t be dismayed at the signs of the sky; for the nations are dismayed at them.
ASV
thus saith Jehovah, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them.
DARBY
Thus saith Jehovah: Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of the heavens; for the nations are dismayed at them.
BLB
Thus says YHWH: “Upon the way of the nations do not train; and do not be dismayed from the signs of the heavens, for the nations are dismayed by them.
ÅB
Så sier Herren: Venn dere ikke til hedningenes vei, og reddes ikke for himmelens tegn, fordi hedningene reddes for dem!
OTB
Så sier Herren: «Ikke ta etter folkenes veier eller bli skremt av tegnene på himmelen, selv om folkene blir skremt av dem.
B1930
Så sier Herren: Venn eder ikke til hedningenes vei, og reddes ikke for himmelens tegn, fordi hedningene reddes for dem!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 20:23

    You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

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  • Leviticus 18:3

    You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.

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  • Luke 21:25–28

    There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

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  • Ezekiel 20:32

    When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:30–31

    be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

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  • Isaiah 47:12–14

    So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!

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