Jérémie - Caput 10

Jérémie 10.1 audite verbum quod locutus est Dominus super vos domus Israhel Jérémie 10.2 haec dicit Dominus iuxta vias gentium nolite discere et a signis caeli nolite metuere quae timent gentes Jérémie 10.3 quia leges populorum vanae sunt quia lignum de saltu praecidit opus manuum artificis in ascia Jérémie 10.4 argento et auro decoravit illud clavis et malleis conpegit ut non dissolvatur Jérémie 10.5 in similitudinem palmae fabricata sunt et non loquentur portata tollentur quia incedere non valent nolite ergo timere ea quia nec male possunt facere nec bene Jérémie 10.6 non est similis tui Domine magnus tu et magnum nomen tuum in fortitudine Jérémie 10.7 quis non timebit te o rex gentium tuum est enim decus inter cunctos sapientes gentium et in universis regnis eorum nullus est similis tui Jérémie 10.8 pariter insipientes et fatui probabuntur doctrina vanitatis eorum lignum est Jérémie 10.9 argentum involutum de Tharsis adfertur et aurum de Ofaz opus artificis et manus aerarii hyacinthus et purpura indumentum eorum opus artificum universa haec Jérémie 10.10 Dominus autem Deus verus est ipse Deus vivens et rex sempiternus ab indignatione eius commovebitur terra et non sustinebunt gentes comminationem eius Jérémie 10.11 sic ergo dicetis eis dii qui caelos et terram non fecerunt pereant de terra et de his quae sub caelis sunt Jérémie 10.12 qui facit terram in fortitudine sua praeparat orbem in sapientia sua et prudentia sua extendit caelos Jérémie 10.13 ad vocem suam dat multitudinem aquarum in caelo et elevat nebulas ab extremitatibus terrae fulgura in pluviam facit et educit ventum de thesauris suis Jérémie 10.14 stultus factus est omnis homo ab scientia confusus est omnis artifex in sculptili quoniam falsum est quod conflavit et non est spiritus in eis Jérémie 10.15 vana sunt et opus risu dignum in tempore visitationis suae peribunt Jérémie 10.16 non est his similis pars Iacob qui enim formavit omnia ipse est et Israhel virga hereditatis eius Dominus exercituum nomen illi Jérémie 10.17 congrega de terra confusionem tuam quae habitas in obsidione Jérémie 10.18 quia haec dicit Dominus ecce ego longe proiciam habitatores terrae in hac vice et tribulabo eos ita ut inveniantur Jérémie 10.19 vae mihi super contritione mea pessima plaga mea ego autem dixi plane haec infirmitas mea est et portabo illam Jérémie 10.20 tabernaculum meum vastatum est omnes funiculi mei disrupti sunt filii mei exierunt a me et non subsistunt non est qui extendat ultra tentorium meum et erigat pelles meas Jérémie 10.21 quia stulte egerunt pastores et Dominum non quaesierunt propterea non intellexerunt et omnis grex eorum dispersus est Jérémie 10.22 vox auditionis ecce venit et commotio magna de terra aquilonis ut ponat civitates Iuda solitudinem et habitaculum draconum Jérémie 10.23 scio Domine quia non est hominis via eius nec viri est ut ambulet et dirigat gressus suos Jérémie 10.24 corripe me Domine verumtamen in iudicio et non in furore tuo ne forte ad nihilum redigas me Jérémie 10.25 effunde indignationem tuam super gentes quae non cognoverunt te et super provincias quae nomen tuum non invocaverunt quia comederunt Iacob et devoraverunt eum et consumpserunt illum et decus eius dissipaverunt

Jérémie : Caput 10

The Message of Jeremiah Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of the book of Jeremiah stands as a powerful testimony contrasting the true God with idols. This sacred text highlights crucial differences, highlighting the futility of idolatry while exalting the majesty of the Creator. Through its verses, we discover the oneness of God, the folly of idol worship, and divine sovereignty over all nations.

Chapter 10 also includes a prayer from the prophet Jeremiah, which acknowledges human dependence on God. We invite you to explore with us five biblical passages that converge around the central themes of this revealing chapter.

Isaiah 44:9-20

"All those who make images are worthless, and the things they cherish are worthless. [...] Half of the wood he burns in the fire; with this half he prepares his food, roasts meat, and eats as he pleases. [...] With the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down before it and worships it." This passage, like Jeremiah 10:1-16, shows the ridiculousness of idolatry.

Psalms 115:4-8

"Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see; ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell; hands but cannot feel, feet but cannot walk; and they make no sound with their throats. Let those who make them and all who trust in them become like them." This psalm, like Jeremiah 10:5, emphasizes the uselessness of idols.

Acts 17:24

"The God who created the world and everything in it is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands." The apostle Paul, in this verse, proclaims the true God, just like Jeremiah in 10:10-12, in contrast to idols.

Habakkuk 2:18-19

"What good is an idol if a craftsman carves it? What good is an image if a master of deception? For the one who made it trusts in his own creation, creating idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!' or to lifeless stone, 'Awake!' Can you teach anything? It is overlaid with gold and silver, but it there is no breath of life." Habakkuk, like Jeremiah in 10:14-15, ridicules idolatry and trust in idols.

1 Corinthians 8:4

"We know that an idol means nothing in this world and that there is only one God." In this verse, Paul, like Jeremiah in 10:10, affirms the oneness and reality of God, in opposition to idols.

Through these passages, we are invited to reflect on our own faith and to recognize the greatness of the living God, far from the futility of idols. May our hearts rise to Him, our only true refuge.