Repeated with a slight variation in Jeremiah 51:15-19.
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Jeremiah 10:12-16
The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 10:12-16
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commentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:1-16The prophet shows the glory of Israel's God, and exposes the folly of idolaters. Charms and other attempts to obtain supernatural help, or to pry into futurity, are copied from the wicked customs of the heathen. Let us…Matthew HenrycommentarySolemn Charge to Israel; The Folly of Idolatry. (b. c. 606.)SOLEMN CHARGE TO ISRAEL; THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY. (B. C. 606.) The prophet Isaiah, when he prophesied of the captivity in Babylon, added warnings against idolatry and largely exposed the sottishness of idolaters, not only…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 10:1-12What men fear and what they ought to fear. I. WHAT MEN FEAR. They fear mere images of theft own manufacture. Note the connection between Jeremiah 10:2 and Jeremiah 10:3. In Jeremiah 10:2 the heathen are spoken of as bei…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 10:1-25EXPOSITION Whoever wrote the prophecy in Jeremiah 10:1-16 of this chapter, it was not Jeremiah; but of course, as the passage forms part of a canonical book, its claims to the character of a Scripture remain the same as…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 10:1-17Idolatry. This section of Jeremiah's prophecy is one of the notable passages in the. Scriptures concerning idolatry. It is like that in Psalms 115:1-18; and in Isaiah 40:1-31; Isaiah 44:1-28. It states or suggests much…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 10:12He hath made the earth, etc. (comp. the frequent references to the Divine creatorship in the latter part of Isaiah (Isaiah 40:22; Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 45:12, Isaiah 45:18; Isaiah 51:13). By his discretion;…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 10:13When he uttereth his voice, etc. The phrase is difficult, but the Authorized Version probably gives the right sense. God's "voice" is the thunder (Psalms 29:3), which is accompanied by the gathering of heavy clouds ("Hi…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 10:14Before these natural miracles, all men, except those who have been enlightened by revelation, are without knowledge (so, and not in his knowledge, we ought to render); i.e. without insight into their origin and meaning…Joseph S. Exell and contributors