Jer 10:14 | NETfull | STEP | All these idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.

Jeremiah 10:14

14 All these idolaters ^{▼▼ Heb “Every man.” But in the context this is not a reference to all people without exception but to all idolaters. The referent is made explicit for the sake of clarity.} will prove to be stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made.
For the image he forges is merely a sham. ^{▼▼ Or “nothing but a phony god”; Heb “a lie/falsehood.”}
There is no breath in any of those idols. ^{▼▼ Heb “There is no breath in them.” The referent is made explicit so that no one will mistakenly take it to refer to the idolaters or goldsmiths.}