Jeremiah 10:8 Meaning
But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
Context Explained
6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
8But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
9Silver 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.
10But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
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Related Cross References
Psalm 115:4-8
Both passages describe the futility of idols and the foolishness of those who trust in them.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Paul clarifies that an idol is nothing, reinforcing Jeremiah's critique of idolatry.
Source: Jeremiah 10:8