Jeremiah 10:9

New Century Version

Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, so the idols are made by craftsmen and goldsmiths. They put blue and purple clothes on the idols. All these things are made by skilled workers.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:22

King Solomon also had many trading ships at sea, along with Hiram’s ships. Every three years the ships returned, bringing back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and baboons.

2 Chronicles 9:21

King Solomon had many ships that he sent out to trade, with Hiram’s men as the crews. Every three years the ships returned, bringing back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and baboons.

Psalm 115:4

Their idols are made of silver and gold, the work of human hands.

Psalm 72:10

Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands bring him gifts. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their presents to him.

Isaiah 23:6

You ships should return to Tarshish. You people living near the sea should be sad.

Isaiah 40:19

An idol is formed by a craftsman, and a goldsmith covers it with gold and makes silver chains for it.

Ezekiel 27:12

“ ‘People of Tarshish became traders for you because of your great wealth. They traded your goods for silver, iron, tin, and lead.

Ezekiel 27:7

Your sail of linen with designs sewed on it came from Egypt and became like a flag for you. Your cloth shades over the deck were blue and purple and came from the island of Cyprus.

Daniel 10:5

While standing there, I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothes with a belt of fine gold wrapped around his waist.

Hosea 8:6

The idol is something a craftsman made; it is not God. Israel’s calf-shaped idol will surely be smashed to pieces.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah got up to run away from the Lord by going to Tarshish. He went to the city of Joppa, where he found a ship that was going to the city of Tarshish. Jonah paid for the trip and went aboard, planning to go to Tarshish to run away from the Lord.

Habakkuk 2:19

How terrible it will be for the one who says to a wooden statue, ‘Come to life!’ How terrible it will be for the one who says to a silent stone, ‘Get up!’ It cannot tell you what to do. It is only a statue covered with gold and silver; there is no life in it.