New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 10:3-5

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.

5They are like a scarecrowכְּתֹ֨מֶרke.To.merH8560in a cucumberמִקְשָׁ֥הmik.ShahH4750fieldH4750, 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.”

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