Jeremiah 10:8

But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 10:10 declares the LORD as the true living King, contrasting the foolish idols described here.

In Jeremiah 10:3, the vain custom of cutting trees for idols is the practice that makes people brutish, as stated here.

In Jeremiah 10:21, the pastors are called brutish for not seeking the Lord, using the same term for the idolaters here.

In Jeremiah 10:15, idols are called vanity and works of errors, reinforcing the 'doctrine of vanities' that makes them brutish.

Jeremiah 2:27 depicts people calling a tree 'father' — a wooden idol — illustrating the foolishness of trusting wood as God.

Jeremiah 51:18 declares idols worthless and destined for destruction, echoing the 'instruction of idols is wood' from verse 8.

Jeremiah 51:17 repeats the identical accusation of stupidity and ignorance against idolaters, reinforcing the same indictment across the book.

In Jeremiah 3:9, Israel commits adultery with 'stocks' (wooden idols), the same 'stock' condemned here as a doctrine of vanities.

In Jeremiah 2:5, the people followed vanity and became vain, mirroring the 'doctrine of vanities' that makes them brutish here.

Jeremiah 1:16 Related theme

In Jeremiah 1:16, God declares judgment for worshipping idols, directly linking the brutish folly here to divine punishment.

In Jeremiah 5:21, the people are called foolish and without understanding, echoing the brutish foolishness of idolaters here.

Psalm 115:8 Parallel

Psalm 115:8 states that those who make idols become like them—senseless—paralleling the foolishness of idolaters in Jeremiah 10:8.

In Isaiah 44:19, this same foolish logic is exposed — wood used for fuel becomes an idol, showing the absurdity of worshiping what you burn.

Isaiah 41:29 calls idols a delusion and empty wind, matching Jeremiah's depiction of idol instruction as worthless wood.

Psalm 135:18 repeats the same truth: idol makers and their worshipers become as lifeless and futile as the idols they trust.

Hosea 4:12 Parallel

In Hosea 4:12, people consult a piece of wood for guidance — the same 'instruction of idols' that Jeremiah calls brutish and foolish.

Habakkuk 2:18 exposes the absurdity of trusting a speechless idol that teaches lies, similar to the 'stupid and foolish' description.

Zechariah 10:2 says household gods utter nonsense and give empty consolation, aligning with the foolish instruction of idols in Jeremiah.

Romans 1:21 Parallel

Romans 1:21 describes futile thinking and darkened hearts from rejecting God, connecting to the foolishness of idolaters in Jeremiah 10:8.

Romans 1:22 Parallel

Romans 1:22 directly says those who claimed to be wise became fools, echoing the 'stupid and foolish' of Jeremiah 10:8.

Revelation 9:20 describes idols of wood and stone that cannot see or hear, reinforcing Jeremiah's point that such idols are senseless.

Acts 14:15 Parallel

Acts 14:15 calls idols 'worthless things' and urges turning to the living God, echoing Jeremiah's condemnation of senseless idolatry.

Exodus 20:4 Parallel

Exodus 20:4 is the foundational command against making carved images — the very practice Jeremiah condemns as brutish.

Isaiah 45:20 mocks those who carry wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save, directly paralleling the 'instruction of idols is wood'.

Isaiah 44:18 describes blinded eyes and hardened hearts so they cannot understand, matching the 'brutish and foolish' description of idolaters.

Isaiah 41:24 declares idols as nothing and their worshipers abominable, reinforcing the worthless nature of idols here.

Isaiah 1:3 Parallel

Isaiah 1:3 laments Israel's lack of knowledge, even less than animals, directly paralleling the brutish foolishness of idolaters.

Psalm 97:9 Contrast

Psalm 97:9 declares the LORD exalted above all gods, contrasting the worthless idols and affirming God's supremacy.

Psalm 31:6 Parallel

Psalm 31:6 expresses the same rejection of worthless idols and trust in the LORD, reinforcing the condemnation of idolatry here.

2 Kings 17:15 says they went after 'false idols' and became false — directly mirroring Jeremiah's indictment of worthless wooden instruction.

1 Samuel 12:21 warns against 'empty things that cannot profit' — the same vain idols Jeremiah derides as brute instruction.

1 Samuel 5:3 depicts idol Dagon fallen before the ark — demonstrating the impotence of wood gods Jeremiah calls foolish.

Deuteronomy 32:21 calls idols 'no god' and those who pursue them 'foolish' — directly echoing Jeremiah's charge of brutish folly.

Psalm 106:28 Historical context

Psalm 106:28 recounts Israel yoking to Baal of Peor, an example of the idolatrous folly condemned here.

Jonah 2:8 Parallel

In Jonah 2:8, 'worthless idols' similarly condemns idolatry, and warns that idolaters forfeit God's love.

1 Kings 16:26 repeats that Jeroboam's idols angered the Lord — the same pattern of brutish idolatry Jeremiah condemns.

1 Kings 16:13 records that Baasha's idols provoked the Lord to anger — the consequence of the foolish idolatry Jeremiah rebukes.

Judges 17:3 Parallel

Judges 17:3 shows silver dedicated to the Lord used to make a carved image — an ironic contradiction that parallels the folly of idolatry.