Jeremiah 10:9
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.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 10:4 similarly describes decorating idols with silver and gold and fastening them — part of the same chapter's idol critique.
Jeremiah 1:16 condemns worshiping 'the work of their own hands' — the very idols crafted with silver and gold in 10:9.
Daniel 10:5 also mentions gold from Uphaz — a rare place name that links directly to the precious material used for idols in Jeremiah.
Psalm 115:4 states idols are silver and gold made by human hands, directly paralleling Jeremiah's description of idol materials.
Isaiah 41:7 depicts craftsmen and goldsmiths collaborating to make an idol — paralleling the collaborative work Jeremiah describes.
Revelation 9:20 describes worshipers of gold and silver idols that cannot see or hear—directly applying Jeremiah's idol critique to end-time rebellion.
Habakkuk 2:19 mocks idols overlaid with gold and silver, echoing Jeremiah's critique of lifeless material idols.
Isaiah 46:6 describes lavishing gold and silver to hire a goldsmith to make a god — identical to Jeremiah's critique.
Exodus 20:4 prohibits making carved images — the very idolatry Jeremiah condemns here as crafted from silver and gold.
Isaiah 40:19 describes a goldsmith overlaying an idol with gold — directly parallel to Jeremiah's critique of idol craftsmanship.
2 Chronicles 32:19 compares God to man-made idols — the same accusation Jeremiah makes against the idols themselves.
Judges 17:4 shows a silversmith making a carved image from silver — directly parallel to Jeremiah's description of idol-making.
Deuteronomy 4:28 describes idols as the work of human hands, unable to see or hear — echoing Jeremiah's critique of man-made gods.
Exodus 32:3 shows gold earrings used for the golden calf — the same misuse of precious metals Jeremiah condemns.
1 Kings 10:22 mentions Tarshish as a source of silver and gold, providing background for the precious materials used in idol-making.
Ezekiel 27:12 notes Tarshish trading silver, corroborating Jeremiah's reference to silver from Tarshish used for idols.
Daniel 3:1 recounts Nebuchadnezzar making a golden image—a concrete example of the idol-making Jeremiah condemns.