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Jeremiah 10:9

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Jeremiah 10:9

Verse 9 of 25

Scripture focus

Silver 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].

Jeremiah 10:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 10:9

Theological / Devotional

Spread into plates. Literally, “beaten out.” An outer shell of silver and gold covered the wooden image (see Isa. 30:22; 40:19; Jer. 10:4). The workmanship was entirely the result of human effort.

Tarshish. Literally, “smelting plant,” or “refinery.” The geographical Tarshish was possibly in the south of Spain at Tartessus, where the Phoenicians developed the mineral wealth of Spain (see Eze. 27:12; Jonah 1:3; see on 1 Kings 10:22).

Uphaz. The exact location of this place is unknown. Many have understood it as a variant of Ophir (see on Gen. 10:29; Dan. 10:5).

Founder. Heb. soreph, “a refiner,” hence, “a goldsmith,” or “a silversmith.”

Blue. Heb. tekeleth, “a violet-purple wool.”

Purple. Heb. ’argaman, “wool dyed with red-purple.”

Cunning men. The makers of the idols were “skilled” artisans (see on ch. 9:17).

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