Jeremiah 10:9

A description of the process of the making of idols out of silver and gold, and the robing of them in expensive garments. There is probably in both MT. and LXX corruption such as cannot now be fully disentangled. The first part of the v. is likely to be a gloss.

Tarshish probably Tartessus in Spain, for the mineral products supplied by Tarshish to Tyre, silver, etc. (Ezekiel 27:12), were exactly those in which Spain was rich. In Strabo's time the port had ceased to exist; hence the confusion as to the locality.

Uphaz unknown, read Ophir(as mg.) with some texts of LXX, Targ., Syr. Its position is disputed, but was probably in S.E. of Arabia. See HDB.

blue and purple the richness of the idols" clothing matches that of the materials which compose them.

cunning See on Jeremiah 9:17.