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Jeremiah 10:1-9

1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahspeaketh untoyou,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Learnתִּלְמָ֔דוּtil.Ma.duH3925notthewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471,andbenotdismayedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865atthesignsוּמֵאֹת֥וֹתu.me.'o.TotH226ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;forthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471aredismayedיֵחַ֥תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865atthem.

3Forthecustomsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708ofthepeoplesH5971arevanityH1892;foronecuttethatreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086outoftheforestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofthehandsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027oftheworkmanwiththeaxe.

4Theydeckitwithsilverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701andwithgoldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091;theyfastenitwithnailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548andwithhammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717,thatitmovenot.

5Theyarelikeapalm-tree,ofturnedworkH4749,andspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not:theymustneedsbeborneH5375,becausetheycannotgoH3190.Benotafraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372ofthem;fortheycannotdoevilH7489,neitherisitinthemtodogoodהֵיטֵ֖יבhei.TeivH3190.

6Thereisnonelikeunto thee,OJehovah; thou artgreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,andthynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isgreatוְגָד֥וֹלve.ga.DolH1419inmight.

7Whoshouldnotfearיִֽרָאֲךָ֙yi.ra.'a.KhaH3372thee,OKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471?fortothee dothitappertain; forasmuchasamongallthewiseחַכְמֵ֧יchakh.MeiH2450menofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,andinalltheirroyalestate,thereisnonelikeunto thee.

8Buttheyaretogetherbrutishandfoolish:theinstructionofidols!itisbutastock.

9Thereissilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701beatenintoplates, whichisbroughtH935fromTarshishמִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmi.tar.ShishH8659,andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091fromUphazמֵֽאוּפָ֔זme.'u.FazH210,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639oftheartificerandofthehandsוִידֵ֣יvi.DeiH3027ofthegoldsmithH6884;blueH8504andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713fortheirclothingלְבוּשָׁ֔םle.vu.ShamH3830;theyarealltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofskilfulmen.

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