New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 51:15-19

15It isHe who madeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by His powerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581,Who establishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by His wisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451,And by His understandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394Hestretchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186outH5186the heavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064.

16When He uttersתִּתּ֜וֹti.ToH5414Hisvoiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there isa roarהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, And He makes thecloudsנְשִׂאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387ascendוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from the endמִקְצֵה־mik.tzeh-H7097of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.He makesעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213lightningבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300for the rainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306And bringsH3318outH3318windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307from His storehousesמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

17Everyכָּל־kol-H3605personאָדָם֙'a.DamH120isH1197stupidנִבְעַ֤רniv.'ArH1197,devoidH4480of knowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;Everyכָּל־kol-H3605goldsmithצֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884is putהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH954toH954shameH954by hisidolsמִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selH6459,For his castH5262metalH5262imagesנִסְכּ֖וֹnis.KoH5262aredeceitfulשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267,And there is noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

18They areworthlessהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892,a workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of mockeryתַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'ImH8595;At the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they will perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

19Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Jacobיַעֲק֗וֹבya.'a.KovH3290is not like theseכְאֵ֜לֶּהkhe.'E.lehH428; For He is theMakerיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of everythingהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605, And of thetribeוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626of His inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159; TheLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

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