Jeremiah 10:9
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.
KJV
Argentum involutum de Tharsis affertur, et aurum de Ophaz : opus artificis et manus ærarii. Hyacinthus et purpura indumentum eorum : opus artificum universa hæc.
Vulgate
ἀργύριον προσβλητὸν ἀπὸ Θαρσεὶς ἥξει, χρυσίον Μωφάζ, καὶ χεὶρ χρυσοχόων, ἔργα τεχνιτῶν πάντα· ὑάκινθον καὶ πορφύραν ἐνδύσουσιν αὐτά.
LXX
There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.
ASV
כֶּ֣סֶף מְרֻקָּ֞ע מִ/תַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁ יוּבָ֗א וְ/זָהָב֙ מֵֽ/אוּפָ֔ז מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חָרָ֖שׁ וִ/ידֵ֣י צוֹרֵ֑ף תְּכֵ֤לֶת וְ/אַרְגָּמָן֙ לְבוּשָׁ֔/ם מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֲכָמִ֖ים כֻּלָּֽ/ם
Hebrew
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15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 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…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 10:22 — For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- Dan 3:1 — Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
- Dan 10:5 — Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
- Dan 10:5 — Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
- Ezek 27:7 — Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
- Hab 2:19 — Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
- Isa 40:19 — The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
- Isa 40:19 — The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
- Judg 8:26 — And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside
- Ps 115:4 — Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.