Jeremiah 10:9

New Living Translation

They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes made by expert tailors.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:22

The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

2 Chronicles 9:21

The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Psalm 115:4

Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.

Psalm 72:10

The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.

Isaiah 23:6

Send word now to Tarshish! Wail, you people who live in distant lands!

Isaiah 40:19

Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?

Ezekiel 27:12

“Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead.

Ezekiel 27:7

Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen, and they flew as a banner above you. You stood beneath blue and purple awnings made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.

Daniel 10:5

I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist.

Hosea 8:6

This calf you worship, O Israel, was crafted by your own hands! It is not God! Therefore, it must be smashed to bits.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.

Habakkuk 2:19

What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, ‘Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say, ‘Rise up and teach us!’ Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.