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Jeremiah 10:3-16

3ForthestatutesH2708ofthepeoplesH5971arevanityH1892;for[itis]atreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086cutכְּרָת֔וֹke.ra.ToH3772outoftheforestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293, workedwithachiselbythehandsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027oftheartizan;

4theydeckitwithsilverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701andwithgoldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091;theyfastenitwithnailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548andwithhammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717,thatitmovenot.

5Theyareasapalm-columnofturnedworkH4749,andtheyspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not;theyarecarriedH5375,fortheycannotgoH3190.Benotafraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372ofthem;fortheycannotdoevilH7489,neitheralsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571isitinthemtodogoodהֵיטֵ֖יבhei.TeivH3190.

6Thereisnonelikeunto thee,Jehovah; thou artgreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,andthynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isgreatוְגָד֥וֹלve.ga.DolH1419inmight.

7Whowouldnotfearיִֽרָאֲךָ֙yi.ra.'a.KhaH3372thee,OKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofnationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471?Fortothee dothitappertain;foramongallthewiseחַכְמֵ֧יchakh.MeiH2450menofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,andinalltheirkingdomsמַלְכוּתָ֖םmal.khu.TamH4438,thereisnonelikeunto thee.

8Buttheyareoneוּבְאַחַ֖תu.ve.'a.ChatH259andallsenselessandfoolish;theteachingofvanitiesH1892isastock.

9Silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701spreadH7554intoplatesisbroughtH935fromTarshishמִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmi.tar.ShishH8659,andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091fromUphazמֵֽאוּפָ֔זme.'u.FazH210,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639oftheartizanandofthehandsוִידֵ֣יvi.DeiH3027ofthefounder;blueH8504andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713istheirclothingלְבוּשָׁ֔םle.vu.ShamH3830:theyarealltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofskilful [men].

10ButJehovahElohimistruthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571;heisthelivingGodH430,andtheKingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofeternity.Athiswrathמִקִּצְפּוֹ֙mi.kitz.PoH7110theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleth,andthenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471cannotabidehisindignationזַעְמֽוֹ׃ 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,andhathstretchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186outtheheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064byhisunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394.

13WhenheutterethhisvoiceH6963,thereisatumultהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhecauseththevapourstoascendfromtheendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776;hemakethlightningsH1300fortherainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306,andbringethforthH3318thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307outofhistreasuriesH214.

14EverymanH120isbecomebrutish, bereftofknowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;everyfounderisputtoshamebythegravenimageH6459,forhismoltenimageH6459isfalsehoodH8267,andthereisnobreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307inthem.

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

16Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290isnotlikethem;foritishethathathformedיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335all[thingsH428],andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478istherodH7626ofhisinheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

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