New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 10

A Satire on Idolatry

1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068speaksדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to you, O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Do not learnתִּלְמָ֔דוּtil.Ma.duH3925the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471,And do not be terrifiedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865by the signsוּמֵאֹת֥וֹתu.me.'o.TotH226of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064Althoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471are terrifiedיֵחַ֥תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865by them;

3For the customsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971aredelusionהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892;BecauseH3588it is woodעֵץ֙'etzH6086cutכְּרָת֔וֹke.ra.ToH3772from the forestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293,The workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027of a craftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796with a cuttingH4621toolבַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃Ba.ma.'a.TzadH4621.

4Theydecorateיְיַפֵּ֑הוּye.ya.Pe.huH3302itwith silverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and with goldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091; Theyfastenיְחַזְּק֖וּםye.cha.ze.KumH2388it with nailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548and with hammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717So that it will not totterיָפִֽיק׃ya.FikH6328.

5Like a scarecrowכְּתֹ֨מֶרke.To.merH8560in a cucumberמִקְשָׁ֥הmik.ShahH4750fieldH4750are they, And theycannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;They mustנָשׂ֥וֹאna.So'H5375becarriedיִנָּשׂ֖וּאyi.na.Su'H5375,BecauseH3588they cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808walkיִצְעָ֑דוּyitz.'A.duH6805!Do not fearתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372them, For theycan doH7489noלֹ֣אlo'H3808harmיָרֵ֔עוּya.Re.'uH7489,Norאֵ֥ין'einH1571 H369can they doH3190anyH1571goodהֵיטֵ֖יבhei.TeivH3190.”

6ThereH369is noneH369likeכָּמ֖וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644You, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; You aregreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,and greatוְגָד֥וֹלve.ga.DolH1419is Your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034in mightבִּגְבוּרָֽה׃big.vu.RahH1369.

7Whoמִ֣יmiH4310would not fearיִֽרָאֲךָ֙yi.ra.'a.KhaH3372You, OKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471?IndeedH3588it is Your dueיָאָ֑תָהya.'A.tahH2969!For among allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605thewiseחַכְמֵ֧יchakh.MeiH2450menH2450of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471And in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their kingdomsמַלְכוּתָ֖םmal.khu.TamH4438,ThereH369is noneH369likeכָּמֽוֹךָ׃ka.Mo.khaH3644You.

8But they are altogetherוּבְאַחַ֖תu.ve.'a.ChatH259stupidיִבְעֲר֣וּyiv.'a.RuH1197and foolishוְיִכְסָ֑לוּve.yikh.Sa.luH3688In theirdisciplineמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148ofdelusionהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892--their idol is woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086!

9Beatenמְרֻקָּ֞עme.ru.Ka'H7554silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701is broughtיוּבָ֗אyu.Va'H935fromTarshishמִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmi.tar.ShishH8659, Andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091from Uphazמֵֽאוּפָ֔זme.'u.FazH210,The workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a craftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796and of the handsוִידֵ֣יvi.DeiH3027of a goldsmithצוֹרֵ֑ףtzo.RefH6884;Violetתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713are their clothingלְבוּשָׁ֔םle.vu.ShamH3830;They are allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of skilledH2450menH2450.

10But the Lordוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068is thetrueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430; He is thelivingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430and theeverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769Kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428.At His wrathמִקִּצְפּוֹ֙mi.kitz.PoH7110theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakesתִּרְעַ֣שׁtir.'AshH7493,And the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471cannotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808endureיָכִ֥לוּya.Khi.luH3557His indignationזַעְמֽוֹ׃ סza'.MoH2195.

11Thusכִּדְנָה֙kid.NahH1836you shall sayתֵּאמְר֣וּןtem.RunH560to them, “Thegodsאֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א'e.La.hai.Ya'H426that did not makeעֲבַ֑דוּ'a.Va.duH5648the heavensשְׁמַיָּ֥אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and the earthH778willperishיֵאבַ֧דוּye.Va.duH7from the earthH778and from underתְּח֥וֹתte.ChotH8460theheavensשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.”

12It isHe who madeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by His powerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581, Whoestablishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by His wisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451;And by His understandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394He hasstretchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186out the heavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064.

13When He uttersתִּתּ֜וֹti.ToH5414Hisvoiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there isa tumultהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, And He causes thecloudsנְשִׂאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387to ascendוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776;He makesעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213lightningבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300for the rainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306,And bringsוַיּ֥וֹצֵאvai.Yo.tze'H3318out thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307from His storehousesמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

14Everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120isstupidנִבְעַ֤רniv.'ArH1197,devoidH4480of knowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;Everyכָּל־kol-H3605goldsmithצוֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884is putH954to shameH954by hisidolsמִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selH6459;For his moltenנִסְכּ֖וֹnis.KoH5262imagesH5262are deceitfulשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267,And there is noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

15They areworthlessהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892,a workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of mockeryתַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'ImH8595; In thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they will perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

16Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290is not like theseכְאֵ֜לֶּהkhe.'E.lehH428; For theMakerיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of allהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605is He, AndIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478is the tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of His inheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159; TheLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

17Pickאִסְפִּ֥י'is.PiH622up your bundleכִּנְעָתֵ֑ךְkin.'a.TekhH3666from the groundמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776,You who dwellיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.shav.tiH3427under siegeבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ סba.ma.TzorH4692!

18For thusכֹה֙khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, I amslingingקוֹלֵ֛עַko.Le.a'H7049out the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776At thisH2088timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471,And will causeוַהֲצֵר֥וֹתִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887them distressH6887, That they maybe foundיִמְצָֽאוּ׃ סyim.Tza.'uH4672.”

19Woeא֥וֹי'oH188is me, becauseעַל־'al-H5921of myinjuryשִׁבְרִ֔יshiv.RiH7667! Mywoundמַכָּתִ֑יma.ka.TiH4347is incurableנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470.But I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Trulyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is a sicknessחֳלִ֖יcho.LiH2483, And Imust bearוְאֶשָּׂאֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'e.sa.'E.nuH5375it.”

20Mytentאָהֳלִ֣י'o.ho.LiH168is destroyedשֻׁדָּ֔דshu.DadH7703,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605my ropesמֵיתָרַ֖יmei.ta.RaiH4340are brokenנִתָּ֑קוּni.Ta.kuH5423; Mysonsבָּנַ֤יba.NaiH1121have goneיְצָאֻ֙נִי֙ye.tza.'U.niH3318from me and are noH369moreH369.ThereH369isnoH369oneH369to stretchנֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186out my tentאָהֳלִ֔י'o.ho.LiH168againעוֹד֙'OdH5750Or to setוּמֵקִ֖יםu.me.KimH6965up my curtainsיְרִיעוֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407.

21For the shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462have becomeH1197stupidH1197Andhave not soughtדָרָ֑שׁוּda.Ra.shuH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651they have not prosperedהִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luH7919, Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their flockמַרְעִיתָ֖םmar.'i.TamH4830is scatteredנָפֽוֹצָה׃ סna.Fo.tzahH6327.

22The soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of areportשְׁמוּעָה֙she.mu.'AhH8052!Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,it comesבָאָ֔הva.'AhH935--A greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419commotionוְרַ֥עַשׁve.Ra.'ashH7494out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828-- Tomakeלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063A desolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077,a hauntמְע֥וֹןme.'onH4583of jackalsH8565.

23I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thata man’sלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870is not in himselfH376,NorH3808is it in a manH376who walksהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980to directוְהָכִ֖יןve.ha.KhinH3559his stepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.

24Correctיַסְּרֵ֥נִיya.se.Re.niH3256me, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but with justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֑טbe.mish.PatH4941;Not with Your angerבְּאַפְּךָ֖be.'a.pe.KhaH639,orפֶּן־pen-H6435You willbringH4591me to nothingH4591.

25Pourשְׁפֹ֣ךְshe.FokhH8210out Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֗cha.ma.te.KhaH2534on the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatdo not knowיְדָע֔וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045YouAnd on the familiesמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940thatdo not callקָרָ֑אוּka.Ra.'uH7121Your nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֖be.shim.KhaH8034;For they have devouredאָכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290; They havedevouredוַאֲכָלֻ֙הוּ֙va.'a.kha.Lu.huH398him and consumedוַיְכַלֻּ֔הוּvay.kha.Lu.huH3615himAnd have laidH8074wasteH8074hishabitationנָוֵ֖הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

A Satire on Idolatry

Commentaries on Jeremiah 10