New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 10:12-16

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.

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