Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:11–12

¹¹Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”^a

¹²The LORD made the earth by His power;

He established the world by His wisdom

and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

Footnotes

a 10:11 The original text of this verse is in Aramaic.

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Jeremiah 10:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus	כִּדְנָה֙	kiḏ·nāh	Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular	H1836 this
you are to tell	תֵּאמְר֣וּן	tê·mə·rūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H560 say, tell, command
them	לְה֔וֹם	lə·hō·wm	Preposition; third person masculine plural
gods	אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א	’ĕ·lā·hay·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H426 god, God
who	דִּֽי־	dî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
have made	עֲבַ֑דוּ	‘ă·ḇa·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H5648 do, make, prepare
neither	לָ֣א	lā	Adverb	H3809 not
the heavens	שְׁמַיָּ֥א	šə·may·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H8065 heavens
the earth	וְאַרְקָ֖א	wə·’ar·qā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate	H778 earth
will perish	יֵאבַ֧דוּ	yê·ḇa·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine plural	H7 perish
from this earth	מֵֽאַרְעָ֛א	mê·’ar·‘ā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular determinate	H772 earth
and from	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
under	תְּח֥וֹת	tə·ḥō·wṯ	Preposition	H8460 under
these	אֵֽלֶּה׃ס	’êl·leh	Pronoun - third person common plural	H429 these
heavens	שְׁמַיָּ֖א	šə·may·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H8065 heavens

Jeremiah 10:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
made	עֹשֵׂ֥ה	‘ō·śêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H6213 do, make
the earth	אֶ֙רֶץ֙	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
by His power	בְּכֹח֔וֹ	bə·ḵō·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
He established	מֵכִ֥ין	mê·ḵîn	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
the world	תֵּבֵ֖ל	tê·ḇêl	Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world
by His wisdom	בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ	bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2451 wisdom
and stretched out	נָטָ֥ה	nā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
the heavens	שָׁמָֽיִם׃	šā·mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
by His understanding	וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ	ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 10:11 Psalm 96:5 · Isaiah 2:18 · Zephaniah 2:11 · Jeremiah 51:18 · Lamentations 3:66 · Jeremiah 10:15 · Zechariah 13:2 · Revelation 20:2

Jeremiah 10:12 Job 9:8 · Genesis 1:1 · Proverbs 3:19 · Isaiah 40:22 · John 1:3 · Psalm 24:2 · Colossians 1:16 · Zechariah 12:1 · Jeremiah 32:17 · Isaiah 45:18 · Isaiah 45:12 · Job 38:4–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.