New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 10:1-4

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

2ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “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.yimH8064,Althoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471are terrifiedיֵחַ֥תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865by them;

3For the customsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971arefutileהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892; Forit 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.huH3302the idolwith silverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and goldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091; Theyfastenיְחַזְּק֖וּםye.cha.ze.KumH2388it with nailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548and hammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717So that it will not totterיָפִֽיק׃ya.FikH6328.

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