Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:12-16

12He hath madeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by his powerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581,he hath establishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by his wisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451,and hath stretched outנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186the heavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064by his discretionוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394.

13When he utterethתִּתּ֜וֹti.ToH5414his voiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there isa multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and he causeth the vapoursנְשִׂאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387to ascendוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from the endsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776;he makethעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213lightningsבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300with rainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306,and bringeth forthוַיּ֥וֹצֵאvai.Yo.tze'H3318the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307out of his treasuresמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

14Every manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120is brutishנִבְעַ֤רniv.'ArH1197in hisknowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847:every founderצוֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884is confoundedהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001by the graven imageמִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selH6459:for his molten imageנִסְכּ֖וֹnis.KoH5262isfalsehoodשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267, and there isno breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

15They arevanityהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892, andthe workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of errorsתַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'ImH8595:in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shall perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

16The portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290is not like them: for he isthe formerיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of all things;and Israelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478isthe rodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of his inheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

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