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Jeremiah 10:3-16

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the customsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971are worthlessהֶ֣בֶל ה֑וּא כִּֽי־He.vel Hu' ki-H1892 H1931 H3588;they cut downכְּרָת֔וֹke.ra.ToH3772a treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086from the forestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293;it is shapedמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639with a chiselבַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃Ba.ma.'a.TzadH4621by the handsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027of a craftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796.

4They adorn itיְיַפֵּ֑הוּye.ya.Pe.huH3302with silverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and goldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091and fasten itיְחַזְּק֖וּםye.cha.ze.KumH2388with hammerוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717and nailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548,so that it will notוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808totterיָפִֽיק׃ya.FikH6328.

5Like scarecrowsכְּתֹ֨מֶרke.To.merH8560in a cucumber patchמִקְשָׁ֥הmik.ShahH4750,their idolsהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696.They must be carriedH5375becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808walkיִצְעָ֑דוּyitz.'A.duH6805.Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372them,forכִּי־ki-H3588they can do noלֹ֣אlo'H3808harmיָרֵ֔עוּya.Re.'uH7489,andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571neither can theyאֵ֥ין אוֹתָֽם׃ ס'ein 'o.TamH369 H854do any goodהֵיטֵ֖יבhei.TeivH3190.”

6There is noneמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369like Youכָּמ֖וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859are greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,and Your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034is mightyוְגָד֥וֹלve.ga.DolH1419in powerבִּגְבוּרָֽה׃big.vu.RahH1369.

7Whoמִ֣יmiH4310would notלֹ֤אlo'H3808fear Youיִֽרָאֲךָ֙yi.ra.'a.KhaH3372,O Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471כִּ֥יkiH3588?This is Your dueיָאָ֑תָהya.'A.tahH2969.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588among allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605the wiseחַכְמֵ֧יchakh.MeiH2450menof the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,and in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their kingdomsמַלְכוּתָ֖םmal.khu.TamH4438,there is noneמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369like Youכָּמֽוֹךָ׃ka.Mo.khaH3644.

8But they are altogetherוּבְאַחַ֖תu.ve.'a.ChatH259senselessיִבְעֲר֣וּyiv.'a.RuH1197and foolishוְיִכְסָ֑לוּve.yikh.Sa.luH3688,instructedמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148by worthless idolsהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892made of woodעֵ֥ץ הֽוּא׃'etz Hu'H6086 H1931!

9Hammeredמְרֻקָּ֞עme.ru.Ka'H7554silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701is broughtיוּבָ֗אyu.Va'H935from Tarshishמִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmi.tar.ShishH8659,and goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091from Uphazמֵֽאוּפָ֔זme.'u.FazH210—the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a craftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796from the handsוִידֵ֣יvi.DeiH3027of a goldsmithצוֹרֵ֑ףtzo.RefH6884.Their clothesלְבוּשָׁ֔םle.vu.ShamH3830are blueתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605fashionedמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639by skilled workersחֲכָמִ֖יםcha.kha.MimH2450.

10But the LORDוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068is the trueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430;Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931is the livingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430and eternalעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769Kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428.The earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakesתִּרְעַ֣שׁtir.'AshH7493at His wrathמִקִּצְפּוֹ֙mi.kitz.PoH7110,and the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471cannotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808endureיָכִ֥לוּya.Khi.luH3557His indignationזַעְמֽוֹ׃ סza'.MoH2195.

11Thusכִּדְנָה֙kid.NahH1836you are to tellתֵּאמְר֣וּןtem.RunH560them: “Thesegodsאֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א'e.La.hai.Ya'H426,whoדִּֽי־di-H1768have madeעֲבַ֑דוּ'a.Va.duH5648neitherלָ֣אla'H3809the heavensשְׁמַיָּ֥אshe.mai.Ya'H8065northe earthוְאַרְקָ֖אve.'ar.Ka'H778,will perishיֵאבַ֧דוּye.Va.duH7from this earthמֵֽאַרְעָ֛אme.'ar.'A'H772and fromוּמִן־u.min-H4481underתְּח֥וֹתte.ChotH8460theseאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH429heavensשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.”

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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