Jeremiah 10:3

“For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.”

"For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe." - Jeremiah 10:3
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What does Jeremiah 10:3 mean?

Jeremiah 10:3 (KJV) states: "For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe." This verse is a part of a passage in the book of Jeremiah that describes the futility of idolatry and the…

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The Vanity of Idols: A Reflection on Jeremiah 10:3

In the solemn verses of Jeremiah 10:3, the Lord speaks through His prophet to shine a light on a truth that resonates across the ages: "For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe." Here, we…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Purpose

Heavenly Father, We come before You with hearts open and ready to receive Your wisdom and guidance. Lord, as we meditate on Your Word, particularly the profound truth found in Jeremiah 10:3, we acknowledge that the customs of the people are indeed vain. We live in a world where…

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Jeremiah 10:3 - "For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe."
Jeremiah 3:10 - "And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 10:5
Jeremiah 21:3 - "¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:"
Jeremiah 1: 1-10
Nehemiah 10:2 - "Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,"
Jeremiah 3:2
Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 3:1
Jeremiah 3:49
1 Chronicles 12:10 - "Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,"
Jeremiah 10:8 - "But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities."
"And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD." - Jeremiah 3:10
Jeremiah 20:3 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib."
Jeremiah 28:10 - "Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it."
Jeremiah 35:3 - "Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;"
Jeremiah 10:15 - "They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish."
Jeremiah 10:4 - "They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not."
"Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah," - Nehemiah 10:2
Jeremiah 19:10 - "Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,"
Jeremiah 10:10 - "But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation."
Jeremiah 38:10 - "Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die."
Jeremiah 10:17 - "¶ Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress."
Jeremiah 36:10 - "Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house, in the ears of all the people."
Jeremiah 3:3 - "Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed."
Jeremiah 46:3 - "Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle."
Jeremiah 32:10 - "And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances."
Jeremiah 50:10 - "And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD."