Jeremiah 10:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֶּ֣סֶף מְרֻקָּ֞ע מִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁ יוּבָ֗א וְזָהָב֙ מֵֽאוּפָ֔ז מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חָרָ֖שׁ וִידֵ֣י צוֹרֵ֑ף תְּכֵ֤לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ לְבוּשָׁ֔ם מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֲכָמִ֖ים כֻּלָּֽם׃

Transliteration

Kesef məruqqāʿ from-Taršîš yûbāʾ and-zāhāb from-ʾÛfāz maʿăśēh ḥārāš and-hands-of ṣôrēf təḵēlet and-ʾargāmān clothing-their maʿăśēh ḥăḵāmîm all-of-them

Grammar Details

*kesef*: noun, masculine singular - silver
*məruqqāʿ*: pual participle, masculine singular - beaten/hammered
*Taršîš*: proper noun - Tarshish
*yûbāʾ*: hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is brought
*zāhāb*: noun, masculine singular - gold
*ʾÛfāz*: proper noun - Uphaz
*maʿăśēh*: noun, masculine singular construct - work of
*ḥārāš*: noun, masculine singular - craftsman
*ṣôrēf*: qal participle, masculine singular - refiner/goldsmith
*təḵēlet*: noun, masculine singular - blue
*ʾargāmān*: noun, masculine singular - purple
*ḥăḵāmîm*: adjective, masculine plural - wise ones

Word Meanings

*məruqqāʿ*: beaten/hammered/spread into plates
*yûbāʾ*: is brought/imported/carried in
*ṣôrēf*: refiner/goldsmith/silversmith
*təḵēlet*: blue/blue-purple/violet material
*ʾargāmān*: purple/red-purple material

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Referenced Verses

Ps 115:4 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Dan 10:5 : 5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
1 Kgs 10:22 : 22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Isa 40:19 : 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Ezek 27:12 : 12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

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