Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. (Jeremiah 10:11)
In the Aramaic (see above) there is a similarity of sound between the words for “to make” and “to perish.”
Thus shall ye say.
This verse is written in the Aramaic language. Only a conjectural reason can be given for this introduction of Aramaic. Inasmuch as the verse seems to interrupt somewhat abruptly the natural flow of the discourse, some suspect an interpolation, either a marginal gloss or perhaps a fragment of some Aramaic Targum. However, another explanation has been offered. Those who hold to the authenticity of the verse propose that the passage may be an answer framed by the prophet in the current language of Babylon to be used when, after the Exile, the Babylonians should invite the Jews to join in idolatrous worship.