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Jeremiah 10:12-16

12The LORDmadeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by His powerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581;He establishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by His wisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451and stretched outנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186the heavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064by His understandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394.

13When He thundersלְק֨וֹל תִּתּ֜וֹle.Kol ti.ToH6963 H5414,the watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064roarהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995;He causes the cloudsנְשִׂאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387to riseוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from the endsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776.He generatesעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213the lightningבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300with the rainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306and brings forthוַיּ֥וֹצֵאvai.Yo.tze'H3318the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307from His storehousesמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

14Everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120is senselessנִבְעַ֤רniv.'ArH1197and devoid of knowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;everyכָּל־kol-H3605goldsmithצוֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884is put to shameהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001by his idolsמִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selH6459.Forכִּ֛יkiH3588his molten imagesנִסְכּ֖וֹnis.KoH5262are a fraudשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267,and there is noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

15Theyהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992are worthlessהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892,a workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639to be mockedתַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'ImH8595.In the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they will perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

16The Portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808like theseכְאֵ֜לֶּהkhe.'E.lehH428,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Heה֔וּאHu'H1931is the Makerיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of all thingsהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605,and Israelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478isthe tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of His inheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159—the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

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