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Jeremiah 10:8

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock [is] a doctrine of vanities.

Jeremiah 10:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 10:8

Theological / Devotional

Brutish and foolish. Idol worshipers are described as dullhearted, unreceptive, gross, and stupid (see on Ps. 115:8; Jonah 2:8).

Doctrine. Heb. musar, “chastening,” “discipline,” or “exhortation.” The latter part of the verse reads literally, “the discipline of the vanities, it is wood.” By “vanities” the prophet here doubtless meant “idols” (see Jer. 8:19; 14:22; cf. Deut. 32:21; Ps. 31:6). The idols are made of wood, and cannot impart knowledge.

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