1 Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, people of Israel,
2 "Do not follow the way of the foreign nations and do not fear signs in the sky as they do. The Awesome God of these nations is but nothing.
3 It is only wood cut from a tree in the forest and shaped by a craftsman's chisel.
4 They adorn it with silver from Tarshish and gold from Ophir and then fasten it with hammer and nails to keep it from falling.
5 Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They have to be carried because they cannot walk. Have no fear of them; they can do neither harm nor good."
6 No one equals you, Yahweh, you are great. Power is yours, and great is your Name!
7 Who would not fear you, King of nations? You are to be feared, for among the wise of the nations and in all their kingdoms no one equals you.
8 They are all brutish and stupid; their idols are proof of their foolishness.
10 But Yahweh is the true God, the living God and eternal King. His anger makes the earth quake; the nations cannot endure his fury.
11 You will say this to them, "The gods who did not make either the heavens or the earth shall disappear from the earth and from under the heavens."
12 By his power he made the earth, by his wisdom he established the world; by his understanding he extended the heavens.
13 When he raises his voice the waters pile up in the heavens. He calls the clouds from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and from his storehouse sends out the wind.
14 At this all men feel stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is ashamed of his idol which is a fraud without breath.
15 They are worthless, ridiculous objects; they shall perish when the time of retribution comes.
16 He instead has formed the universe and Israel as well, the tribe of his inheritance, for he is the portion of Jacob: Yahweh, God of hosts is his name.
17 Gather up your belongings and leave the land, you who are the victims of siege,
18 for thus says Yahweh, "I am hurling far away the inhabitants of this land, and I will let them be pursued and captured."
19 Woe is me! What suffering! My wound is incurable! But I shall say; "Mine is this illness, I must bear it."
20 My tent is destroyed, all its cords are snapped. My children have left me and are no more; no one is left to pitch my tent or to set my shelter up.
21 For the pastors have become senseless and have not consulted Yahweh; they have not prospered and all their flocks are scattered.
22 Heed the news! Pay attention! A great commotion is heard from the north; they are coming to make the cities of Judah a desolate land, a den of jackals.
23 You know, Yahweh, that man's life is not within his own control and it is not for him to direct his steps!
24 Correct us, Yahweh, with prudence, not in anger, lest you destroy us completely.
25 Put out your anger on the nations that do not know you, on the people who do not call on your Name. For they have devoured Jacob and consumed him thoroughly; his homeland is already laid waste.
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Jeremiah 10 is a chapter that deals with the sin of idolatry and the warning of the prophet to the people of Judah to move away from these practices and return to the true God. The verses selected below deal with this theme:
Psalm 115:4-8: "Their idols are silver and gold, work of man's hands. They have mouth, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see; they have ears, but they do not hear; they have nose, but they do not smell; they have; hands, but do not feel; they have feet, but they do not walk; no sound comes out of your throat. " This psalm describes the futility of idols, which are works at the hands of men and have no power or life.
Isaiah 44:9-20: This whole excerpt is a warning of the prophet Isaiah against idolatry and the construction of wood and metal images. He points to the contradiction of these practices, since men love an object they themselves created and has no power or life.
1 Corinthians 8:4-6: "How much, when eating from things sacrificed to idols, we know that the idol is nothing in the world and that there is only one God. In heaven wants upon the earth, as there are many gods and many gentlemen, but for us, there is only one God, the Father, whom are all things and to whom we live; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by which They are all things, and we also for him. " In this excerpt from Paul's letter to the Corinthians, he teaches that idols are nothing and that there is only a true God who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 17:22-31: In this text, the apostle Paul tells the Athenians about the unknown God they worshiped, but who is in fact the creator God of all things. He points to the contradiction of worshiping idols and gods made by human hands, when the true God cannot be contained in material objects.
2 Corinthians 6:16-18: "What agreement is between the temple of God and the idols? For we are sanctuary of the living God, as He said: I will dwell and walk among them; I will be your God, and they will be mine People. Therefore, I came out of them, and separate, say the Lord; shall not touch impure things; and I will receive you, will be your Father, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the almighty Lord. " In this excerpt from Paul's letter to the Corinthians, he urges Christians to separate from idolatry and become sanctuaries of the living God.
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