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Jeremiah 10:11

Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

KJV

Sic ergo dicetis eis : Dii qui cælos et terram non fecerunt, pereant de terra et de his quæ sub cælo sunt !

Vulgate

Οὕτως ἐρεῖτε αὐτοῖς Θεοὶ οἳ τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν οὐκ ἐποίησαν ἀπολέσθωσαν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὑποκάτωθεν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τούτου.

LXX

Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.

ASV

כִּ/דְנָה֙ תֵּאמְר֣וּן לְ/ה֔וֹם אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔/א דִּֽי שְׁמַיָּ֥/א וְ/אַרְקָ֖/א לָ֣א עֲבַ֑דוּ יֵאבַ֧דוּ מֵֽ/אַרְעָ֛/א וּ/מִן תְּח֥וֹת שְׁמַיָּ֖/א אֵֽלֶּה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א
'
noun · 96×
א
'
noun · 21×
א
'
particle · 1×
א
'
particle · 38×
אֵֽלֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 1×
אָמַ֗ר
'mr
verb · 71×
דְנָה֙
dnh
pronoun · 57×
דִּֽי
dy
adjective · 345×
הִי
hy
preposition · 4×
הוֹבָדָ֖ה
hvbdh
verb · 7×
לָ֥א
l'
particle · 82×
מִן
mn
preposition · 116×
עֲבַד֙
'bd
verb · 27×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2112The first commandment condemns polytheism. It requires man neither to believe in, nor to venerate, other divinities than the one true God. Scripture constantly recalls this rejection of "idols, (of) silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see." These empty idols make their worshippers empty: "Those who make them are like th…
The Holy Ghost, throughout the Old Testament Scriptures, made mention of no other God or Lord, save him who is the true God. 1. Therefore neither would the Lord, nor the Holy Spirit, nor the apostles, have ever named as God, definitely and absolutely, him who was not God, unless he were truly God; nor would they have named any one in his own person Lord, except God the Father r…
1. When children are just brought to their learning, their teachers do not give them many tasks in succession, nor do they set them once for all, but they often repeat to them the same short ones, so that what is said may be easily implanted in their minds, and they may not be vexed at the first onset with the quantity, and with finding it hard to remember, and become less acti…
2. This then is one way, and the first, by which he cast down their pride; the next has greater force. What then is this? In that he shows that not even this thing itself was in all points complete, but imperfect, and extremely so. And not only imperfect, but also injurious, unless there were another thing joined together with it. For having said that we have knowledge, he adde…

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 5:4 — And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upo
  • Acts 17:24 — God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
  • Acts 19:26 — Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
  • Deut 7:24 — And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
  • Exod 23:13 — And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
  • Gen 24:3 — And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  • Gen 31:30 — And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
  • Heb 11:3 — Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
  • Hos 2:17 — For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
  • Isa 2:18 — And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
  • Isa 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he we
  • Jer 10:15 — They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
  • Jer 27:5 — I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
  • Jer 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
  • Jer 51:18 — They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
  • Job 9:8 — Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
  • John 1:10 — He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
  • Judg 6:31 — And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead fo
  • Lam 3:66 — Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
  • Lam 3:66 — Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
  • Neh 9:6 — Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest t
  • Ps 19:1 — The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
  • Ps 24:2 — For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
  • Ps 96:5 — For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
  • Ps 96:5 — For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
  • Ps 146:6 — Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
  • Ps 148:5 — Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
  • Rev 4:11 — Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
  • Rev 20:2 — And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
  • Zech 13:2 — And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and
  • Zeph 2:11 — The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.