(A)Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For this is Your rightful due.
For (B)among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
But they are altogether (C)dull-hearted and foolish;
A wooden idol is a [a]worthless doctrine.
Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And (D)gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all (E)the work of skillful men.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:8 vain teaching

Who should not fear(A) you,
    King of the nations?(B)
    This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
    and in all their kingdoms,
    there is no one like you.

They are all senseless(C) and foolish;(D)
    they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(E)
Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(F)
    and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(G)
    is then dressed in blue and purple—
    all made by skilled workers.

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