New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 10:3-8

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!

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