New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 10:1-4

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.

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