Jeremiah 10:8
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.”
הֶבֶל
Vanity, breath, emptiness. Hebel. A breath that vanishes, emptiness. Ecclesiastes says everything apart from God is hebel. It looks solid but it is vapor. Only God endures.
עֵץ
is wood
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עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
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מוּסָר
the correction of
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מוּסָר
Discipline, correction, chastisement. Muwcar. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him. What we deserved Jesus took so we could have shalom.
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בָּעַר
they are stupid
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בָּעַר
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish
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