Yēlìmǐshū 10:7

7 Wàn guó de wáng a , shuí bú jìngwèi nǐ . jìngwèi nǐ bĕn shì gĕ/hé yí de . yīnwei zaì liè guó de zhìhuì rén zhōng , suī yǒu zhèngquán de zūnróng , yĕ bùnéng bǐ nǐ .

Yēlìmǐshū 10:7 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 10:7

Who would not fear thee, O King of nations?
&c.] Not that the fear of him among the nations was general, or that he was owned by them as their King; but inasmuch as of right he was their King, so he ought to have been feared and reverenced by them; and it was an instance of great stupidity and ingratitude not to do it. The Targum renders it,

``King of all people;''
and the Syriac version, "King of all worlds"; some reference seems to be had to this passage in ( Revelation 15:3 Revelation 15:4 ) , where, instead of "King of nations", the Lord is called "King of saints"; and there refers to a time when he will be feared, that is, worshipped and served by all nations, as he ought to be: for to thee doth it appertain;
that is, fear belongs to him, it is his due; and this, with keeping the commandments of God, is the whole duty of man. The Vulgate Latin version is, "thine is the glory"; honour or praise, as the Syriac version; and so Jarchi interprets it of beauty or glory; but the Targum,
``thine is the kingdom;''
and so Kimchi; and to which agrees the Arabic version. Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their
kingdoms, there is none like unto thee;
that is, among all the wise kings of the nations, and all their wise counsellors, there is none like unto God for wisdom, or for glory and majesty; there is none of them that has such a kingdom as he has, or that governs it as he does; and as all their power and government, so all that wisdom by which they manage their political affairs, are from him.

Yēlìmǐshū 10:7 In-Context

5 Tā hǎoxiàng zōng shù , shì xuàn chéng de , bùnéng shuōhuà , bùnéng xíng zǒu , bìxū yǒu rén tái zhe . nǐmen búyào pà tā . tā bùnéng jiàng huò , yĕ wúlì jiàng fú .
6 Yēhéhuá a , méiyǒu néng bǐ nǐde . nǐ bĕn wéi dà , yǒu dà néng dàlì de míng .
7 Wàn guó de wáng a , shuí bú jìngwèi nǐ . jìngwèi nǐ bĕn shì gĕ/hé yí de . yīnwei zaì liè guó de zhìhuì rén zhōng , suī yǒu zhèngquán de zūnróng , yĕ bùnéng bǐ nǐ .
8 Tāmen jǐn dōu shì chùleì , shì yúmeì de . ǒuxiàng de xùn huì suàn shénme ne . ǒuxiàng bú guo shì mùtou .
9 Yǒu yínzi dá chéng piān , shì cóng Tāshī daì lái de , bìng yǒu cóng wū fǎ lái de jīnzi , dōu shì jiàngrén hé yín jiàng de shǒngōng , yòu yǒu lán sè zǐse liào de yīfu , dōu shì qiǎo jiàng de gōngzuò .
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