Jeremiah 10:12-13 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:12

He hath made the earth , etc. (comp. the frequent references to the Divine creatorship in the latter part of Isaiah ( Isaiah 40:22 ; Isaiah 42:5 ; Isaiah 44:24 ; Isaiah 45:12 , Isaiah 45:18 ; Isaiah 51:13 ). By his discretion ; rather, by his understanding . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:12-16

Repeated with a slight variation in Jeremiah 51:15-19 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:13

When he uttereth his voice , etc. The phrase is difficult, but the Authorized Version probably gives the right sense. God's "voice" is the thunder ( Psalms 29:3 ), which is accompanied by the gathering of heavy clouds ("His pavilion round about him," Psalms 18:11 ). He causeth the vapors to ascend, etc.; the storm-clouds coming up more and more thickly from the horizon. From this point the verse agrees with Psalms 135:7 (the psalm is full of such reminiscences, and is obviously very... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 10:12

Discretion - Or, understanding. The three attributes ascribed to the Creator are very remarkable. The creation of the earth, the material world, is an act of “power;” the “establishing,” i. e., the ordering and arranging it as a place fit for man’s abode, is the work of his “wisdom;” while the spreading out the heavens over it like a tent is an act of “understanding,” or skill. Naturally, the consideration of these attributes has led many to see here an allusion to the Holy Trinity. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 10:13

When ... - i. e., the rushing downpour of rain follows immediately upon the thunder. The rest of the verse is identical with marginal reference; but probably the words belong to Jeremiah, the Psalm being of comparatively late date.With rain - For the rain Psalms 135:7. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 10:12-13

Jeremiah 10:12-13. He hath made the earth, &c. Here follows a noble and lofty description of God’s power and providence, whereby he sets forth his infinite pre-eminence above all the dead and senseless idols of the world. When he uttereth his voice, &c. When he gives the word of command, and signifies his will and pleasure: see Job 38:34. Or, when he sends forth his thunder, called in Scripture the voice of God, the clouds immediately precipitate in torrents of rain, which,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 10:1-16

Knowledge of the only true God (9:23-10:16)People may have knowledge, power and wealth, but these are no substitute for a true understanding and knowledge of God (23-24). The Judeans may have been circumcised as a sign that they are the covenant people of God, but in their hearts they have not been true to God or the covenant. They might as well be uncircumcised like their heathen neighbours. Israel’s rite of circumcision is no more beneficial to disobedient people than the heathen rite of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 10:12

world = the habitable world. Hebrew. tebel. discretion = understanding. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 10:13

wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 10:12

"He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens. When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image is... read more