Jeremiah 10:5

"They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it can’t move."

Key Reflection

The people of Jeremiah’s time adorned idols with silver and gold, securing them with nails and hammers to ensure they remained stationary. This imagery contrasts the transient nature of these crafted gods with the eternal power of the true God, highlighting how the people’s devotion to inanimate objects is both futile and contrary to their understanding of divine sovereignty.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

They are upright ... -Rather, “They are like a palm tree of turned work, i. e.” like one of those stiff inelegant pillars, something like a palm tree, which may be seen in oriental architecture. Some translate thus: “They are like pillar’s in a garden of cucumbers, i. e.” like the blocks set up to frighten away the birds; but none of the ancient versions support this rendering.

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