Discovery BoxJeremiah 10:14-15 
Context10:14 All these idolaters 1 will prove to be stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made.
For the image he forges is merely a sham. 2
There is no breath in any of those idols. 3
10:15 They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. 4
When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
1 tn Heb “Every man.” But in the context this is not a reference to all people without exception but to all idolaters. The referent is made explicit for the sake of clarity.
2 tn Or “nothing but a phony god”; Heb “a lie/falsehood.”
3 tn Heb “There is no breath in them.” The referent is made explicit so that no one will mistakenly take it to refer to the idolaters or goldsmiths.
4 tn Or “objects of mockery.”
