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Jeremiah 10:3-16

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.

10ButJehovahisthetrueGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430;heisthelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,andaneverlastingKingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428:athiswrathמִקִּצְפּוֹ֙mi.kitz.PoH7110theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleth,andthenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471arenotabletoabidehisindignationזַעְמֽוֹ׃ סza'.MoH2195.

11Thusshall yesayתֵּאמְר֣וּןtem.RunH560untothem,Thegodsאֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א'e.La.hai.Ya'H426thathavenotmadetheheavensשְׁמַיָּ֥אshe.mai.Ya'H8065andtheearthמֵֽאַרְעָ֛אme.'ar.'A'H772,theseshallperishfromtheearthH772,andfromundertheheavensשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.

12HehathmadeH6213theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776byhispowerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581,hehathestablishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398byhiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451,andbyhisunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394hathhestretchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186outtheheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064.

13WhenheutterethhisvoiceH6963,thereisatumultהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhecauseththevaporstoascendfromtheendsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776;hemakethlightningsH1300fortherainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306,andbringethforthH3318thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307outofhistreasuriesH214.

14EverymanH120isbecomebrutishandiswithoutknowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;everygoldsmithH6884isputtoshamebyhisgravenimageH6459;forhismoltenimageH6459isfalsehoodH8267,andthereisnobreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307inthem.

15TheyarevanityH1892,aworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofdelusion:inthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256oftheirvisitationtheyshallperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

16Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290isnotlikethese;forheistheformerofallthingsH428;andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478isthetribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofhisinheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

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