Bible Strands
Jeremiah 10:7
Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah addresses the nations and Israel, placing this declaration immediately after a statement of Yahweh’s unmatched greatness and before a condemnation of wooden idols.
The words — The Hebrew phrase מִי לֹא יִרָאֲךָ (mi lo yir'aka) renders as "who would not fear you," functioning as a rhetorical assertion that fear is the only logical response to divine authority.
The thread — The text’s claim of exclusive divine comparability and universal fear recurs in Revelation 15:4 and Psalm 89:6, both of which anchor the same theological boundary.
Why it lands — The passage demands acknowledgment that no human ruler or system of wisdom rivals Yahweh’s sovereignty, requiring readers to submit to his authority rather than trust in political or intellectual alternatives.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
Cross-references
- Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Psalms 22:28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
- Psalms 89:6 For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
- Jeremiah 5:22 Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
- Jeremiah 10:6 There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
- Job 37:23 The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
- Psalms 72:11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Psalms 76:7 You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Psalms 86:9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.