Jeremiah 10:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִ֣י לֹ֤א יִֽרָאֲךָ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּ֥י לְךָ֖ יָאָ֑תָה כִּ֣י בְכָל־חַכְמֵ֧י הַגּוֹיִ֛ם וּבְכָל־מַלְכוּתָ֖ם מֵאֵ֥ין כָּמֽוֹךָ׃

Transliteration

Who not yīrāʾăḵā meleḵ ha-gôyim kî to-you yāʾātāh kî in-all-ḥaḵmê ha-gôyim and-in-all-malḵûtām from-none like-you

Grammar Details

*yīrāʾăḵā*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he fears you
*meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
*ha-gôyim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the nations
*yāʾātāh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it is fitting/becoming
*ḥaḵmê*: noun, masculine plural construct - wise men of
*malḵûtām*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their kingdom

Word Meanings

*yīrāʾăḵā*: fears you/dreads you/reveres you
*yāʾātāh*: it is fitting/proper/becoming/due
*ḥaḵmê*: wise men/sages/learned ones

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Referenced Verses

Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear, {G4571} O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
Ps 22:28 : 28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.
Jer 5:22 : 22 Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
1 Cor 1:19-20 : 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Job 37:23-24 : 23 [ Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict. 24 Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
Jer 10:6 : 6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Zech 2:11 : 11 And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me unto thee.
Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Ps 72:11 : 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
Ps 76:7 : 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Ps 86:9 : 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.
Ps 89:6 : 6 For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
Isa 2:4 : 4 And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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