Jeremiah 10:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But they are altogetherוּבְאַחַ֖ת
(u·ve·'a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
stupidיִבְעֲר֣וּ
(yiv·'a·ru)
1197b: to be brutishdenominative verb from beir
and foolishוְיִכְסָ֑לוּ
(ve·yich·sa·lu;)
3688: to be or become stupida prim. root
[In their] disciplineמוּסַ֥ר
(mu·sar)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
of delusion--הֲבָלִ֖ים
(ha·va·lim)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root
their idol is wood!עֵ֥ץ
(etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
But they are altogether
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
brutish
ba`ar  (baw-ar')
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also to be(-come) brutish
and foolish
kacal  (kaw-sal')
to be fat, i.e. (figuratively) silly -- be foolish.
the stock
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
is a doctrine
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
of vanities
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But they are altogether stupid and foolish In their discipline of delusion-- their idol is wood!

King James Bible
But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are both stupid and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

International Standard Version
Everyone is stupid and senseless. They follow worthless instruction from a piece of wood!

NET Bible
The people of those nations are both stupid and foolish. Instruction from a wooden idol is worthless!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They are complete idiots. They learn nonsense from wooden idols.

King James 2000 Bible
But they are altogether senseless and foolish: the wooden idol is a doctrine of vanities.
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