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Jeremiah 10:6

What does Jeremiah 10:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 10:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

There is no one like you, O Lord; you are great and your name is great in power.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Because there is none like Thee, O Jehovah, Great <FI>art<Fi> Thou, and great Thy name in might.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

There is none like to thee, O Lord: thou art great, and great is thy name in might.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

There is none like unto thee, Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

Context

v.5They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.

v.6This passage

v.7Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 4:34

    And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation;

  • Deuteronomy 32:31

    For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.

  • Psalms 147:5

    Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

  • Nehemiah 4:14

    And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

  • Exodus 8:10

    And he said, Against to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto Jehovah our God.

  • Isaiah 40:25

    To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to him? saith the Holy One.

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