Jeremiah 10:8

The Passion Translation

What wisdom could they glean from a block of wood? They are foolish blockheads, one and all.

Cross References

Isaiah 41:29

Look, all these gods are nothingness! What have they ever accomplished? Their metal images are nothing but empty wind and confusion!

Isaiah 44:18

They have no clue what they’re doing and don’t comprehend how absurd it is! For they shut their eyes so they cannot see. They close their hearts so they cannot understand.

Isaiah 44:19

They have no knowledge, no understanding, no discernment to say, “Half of the wood I burned in the fire. I roasted meat and cooked my dinner. Now should I take the rest of the wood and make it into an abomination? Should I bow down and worship a block of wood?”

Jeremiah 10:14

Everyone is ignorant, knowing nothing. Every craftsman is shamed by the idols they make since their idols are nothing but lifeless lies.

Jeremiah 2:27

You have called an idol of wood your ‘father’ and an idol of stone your ‘mother.’ You have turned your back toward me instead of your face. But how different it is when you get into trouble! You cry out to me and ask me to come and save you.

Jeremiah 3:9

Her infidelity mattered little to her. She polluted the land and committed adultery by worshiping idolatrous stone and wood pillars.

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are foolish because they don’t know who I really am. They are reckless, senseless children. They think they are wise, but they are cunning in sinfulness and clueless in righteousness.”

Jeremiah 5:4

I thought, “These poor people are senseless, for they know neither God’s ways nor the justice of Yahweh.