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Jeremiah 10:3-8

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!

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