Jeremiah 10:2
2 The Lord says:“Do not start following pagan religious practices. ▼
Do not be in awe of signs that occur ▼
▼tn Heb “signs.” The words “that occur” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
▼▼sn The Hebrew word translated here as “things that go on in the sky” (אֹתוֹת, ʾotot) refers to unusual disturbances such as eclipses, comets, meteors, etc., but also to such things as changes in position of the sun, moon, and stars in conjunction with the changes in seasons (cf. Gen 1:14). The people of Assyria and Babylonia worshiped the sun, moon, and stars, thinking that these heavenly bodies had some hold over them.
in the sky even though the nations hold them in awe.
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