Jeremiah 10:11
What does Jeremiah 10:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 10:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949This is what you are to say to them: The gods who have not made the heavens and the earth will be cut off from the earth and from under the heavens.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thus do ye say to them, The gods Who the heavens and earth have not made, They do perish from the earth, And from under these heavens.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thus then shall you say to them: The gods that have not made heaven and earth, let them perish from the earth, and from among those places that are under heaven.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thus shall ye say unto them: Thegods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
Context
v.10But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
v.11This passage
v.12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 20:2
And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
- Zechariah 13:2
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered; and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
- Jeremiah 10:15
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
- Jeremiah 51:18
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
- Zephaniah 2:11
Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations.
- Lamentations 3:66
Thou wilt pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of Jehovah.
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