Jeremiah 10
Jeremiah 10 | |
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Book | Book of Jeremiah |
Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
Order in the Hebrew part | 6 |
Category | Latter Prophets |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 24 |
Jeremiah 10 is the tenth
Text
The original text was written in
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[1] Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., 4QJera (4Q70; 225-175 BCE[2][3]) with extant verses 9‑14, 23,[4] 4QJerb (4Q71; mid 2nd century BCE[5]) with extant verses 1–5, 9, 11–21,[6] and 4QJerc (4Q72; 1st century BC)[7] with extant verses 12‑13 (similar to Masoretic Text).[8][6][9]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint (with a different verse numbering), made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[10] The Septuagint version doesn't contain parts what are generally known to be verses 6-8 and 10 in Christian Bibles.[11]
Parashot
The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.[12] Jeremiah 10 is a part of the Fourth prophecy (Jeremiah 7-10) in the section of Prophecies of Destruction (Jeremiah 1-25). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.
- {P} 10:1-5 {P} 10:6-10 {P} 10:11 {S} 10:12-16 {S} 10:17 {S} 10:18 {S} 10:19-21 {P} 10:22 {S} 10:23-25 {P}
The Sovereignty of God (10:1–16)
Verse 9
- Silver is beaten into plates;
- It is brought from Tarshish,
- and gold from Uphaz,
- The work of the craftsman
- and of the hands of the metalsmith;
- Blue and purple are their clothing;
- They are all the work of skillful men.[13]
This verse is repositioned within verse 4 in the Jerusalem Bible.[14]
Verse 11
- Thus you shall say to them: "The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens."[15]
Verse 11 in Aramaic and Hebrew
Original text (Aramaic)
- כִּדְנָה תֵּאמְרוּן לְהוֹם אֱלָהַיָּא דִּי־שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְקָא לָא עֲבַדוּ יֵאבַדוּ מֵאַרְעָא וּמִן־תְּחוֹת שְׁמַיָּא אֵלֶּה׃ ס
Transliteration of the Aramaic text
- kidna temerun lehom; elahaiya di-shemaiya ve'arka la avadu, yevadu me'ar'a umin-tekhot shemaiya eleh. (s)
Hebrew translation for comparison:
- כֹּה תֹּאמְרוּ לָהֶם הָאֱלֹהִים אֳשֶּׁר שָׁמַיִּם וָאָרֶץ לֹא עָשׂוּ יֹאבְדוּ מִן הָאָרֶץ וּמִן תַחַת שָׁמַיִּם אֵלֶּה
Transliteration of the Hebrew text
- ko tomeru lahem; ha'elohim asher shamayim va'arets lo assu, yovedu min ha'arets umin takhat shamayim eleh.
Verse 11 Analysis
This is the only verse in the book of Jeremiah not written in
- This is a copy of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent to the rest of the elders of the exile who were in Babylon, that if the nations among whom you are (living) say to you, “Worship the idols, O house of Israel,” so you shall reply and so you shall say to them...
Garnett Reid writes that Jeremiah 10:11 is a summary of the Jews’ theology “designed as a kerygmatic challenge they are to deliver to their Babylonian captors”, placing the Babylonians on notice with this lone Aramaic statement in the prophecy.[16]
Verse 13
- When He utters His voice,
- There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:
- "And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.
- He makes lightning for the rain,
- He brings the wind out of His treasuries."[19]
- Cross reference: Psalm 135:7
Jeremiah reminded the people that God has control of nature and their ongoing life.
The coming captivity of Judah (10:17–25)
The temporal threshold of exile is dramatically voiced by at least two speakers:[20]
- YHWH(verses 17–18; probably verse 22) announcing the exile and the siege.
- Daughter Zion (verses 19–21; probably verses 23–25) lamenting her fate (cf. Isaiah 54:1–3; she is bereft of children, verse 20; her leaders have wounded her and her people are scattered verse 21) and pleading YHWH for justice.[20]
The voice in verses 24–25 speaking from exile that YHWH, in turn, would 'punish those who have devastated Israel, if Israel repents' (cf. Jeremiah 3:21–25; 10:1–16).[20]
See also
References
- ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 35–37.
- ^ Cross, F.M. apud Freedman, D.N.; Mathews, K.A. (1985). The Paleo-Hebrew Leviticus Scroll (11QpaleoLev). Winona Lake, Indiana. p. 55
- ISSN 0940-4155.
- ISBN 9780802862419. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ Sweeney 2010, p. 66.
- ^ a b Fitzmyer 2008, p. 38.
- ^ "The Evolution of a Theory of the Local Texts" in Cross, F.M.; Talmon, S. (eds) (1975) Qumran and the History of Biblical Text (Cambridge, MA - London). p.308 n. 8
- JSTOR 24608791.
- ISBN 9789004181830. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 73–74.
- ^ "Table of Order of Jeremiah in Hebrew and Septuagint". www.ccel.org.
- ^ As implemented in the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.
- ^ Jeremiah 10:9 NKJV
- ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), verses 4a, 9, 4b
- ^ Jeremiah 10:11 NKJV
- ^ a b Reid, Garnett (2006) "'Thus you will say to them': A Cross-Cultural Confessional Polemic in Jeremiah 10.11". Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, vol. 31.2: 221-238.
- ISBN 978-0195288810
- ^ Jeremiah 10:11: NIV
- ^ Jeremiah 10:13 NKJV
- ^ a b c O'Connor 2007, p. 498.
Sources
- O'Connor, Kathleen M. (2007). "23. Jeremiah". In Barton, John; Muddiman, John (eds.). The Oxford Bible Commentary (first (paperback) ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 487–533. ISBN 978-0199277186. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- Ulrich, Eugene, ed. (2010). The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants. Brill.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-0788-5. Retrieved January 26, 2019.