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Jeremiah 10:3-8

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.

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