Yeremia 10:2
Konteks10:2 The Lord says,
“Do not start following pagan religious practices. 1
Do not be in awe of signs that occur 2 in the sky
even though the nations hold them in awe.
Yeremia 10:7
Konteks10:7 Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, 3
because you deserve to be revered. 4
For there is no one like you
among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings. 5
[10:2] 1 tn Heb “Do not learn the way of the nations.” For this use of the word “ways” (דֶּרֶךְ, derekh) compare for example Jer 12:16 and Isa 2:6.
[10:2] 2 tn Heb “signs.” The words “that occur” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
[10:2] sn The Hebrew word translated here “things that go on in the sky” (אֹתוֹת, ’otot) refers both to unusual disturbances such as eclipses, comets, meteors, etc., but also to such things as the changes in the position of the sun, moon, and stars in conjunction with the changes in seasons (cf. Gen 1:14). The people of Assyria and Babylonia worshiped the sun, moon, and stars, thinking that these heavenly bodies had some hold over them.
[10:7] 3 tn Heb “Who should not revere you…?” The question is rhetorical and expects a negative answer.
[10:7] 4 tn Heb “For it is fitting to you.”
[10:7] 5 tn Heb “their royalty/dominion.” This is a case of substitution of the abstract for the concrete “royalty, royal power” for “kings” who exercise it.
