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Jeremiah 10:3

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

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For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

Jeremiah 10:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 10:3

Theological / Devotional

Customs. From the Heb. chuqqah, “something prescribed,” or “a statute” (see on Ps. 119:5).

Vain. Heb. hebel, “vapor,” “breath,” something fleeting and worthless (see on Eccl. 1:2).

Cutteth a tree. The worthlessness of the idols as gods is forcefully demonstrated by calling attention to the origin of these idols (see Isa. 40:20 ; 45:20).

Workman. Heb. charash, “an artificer,” or “a craftsman,” from a verb meaning “to plow,” or “to devise.” In the hands of such a craftsman the forest tree becomes a work of art.

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