Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:3-16

3For the customsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971arevainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892: for onecuttethכְּרָת֔וֹke.ra.ToH3772a treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086out of the forestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027of the workmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796,with the axeבַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃Ba.ma.'a.TzadH4621.

4They deckיְיַפֵּ֑הוּye.ya.Pe.huH3302it with silverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and with goldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091;they fastenיְחַזְּק֖וּםye.cha.ze.KumH2388it with nailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548and with hammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717,that it moveיָפִֽיק׃ya.FikH6328not.

5They areuprightH4749as the palm treeכְּתֹ֨מֶרke.To.merH8560,but speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not: they must needsנָשׂ֥וֹאna.So'H5375be borneיִנָּשׂ֖וּאyi.na.Su'H5375,because they cannot goיִצְעָ֑דוּyitz.'A.duH6805.Be not afraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372of them; for they cannot do evilיָרֵ֔עוּya.Re.'uH7489, neither also is itin them to do goodהֵיטֵ֖יבhei.TeivH3190.

6Forasmuch as there isnone like unto thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thou artgreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419,and thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isgreatוְגָד֥וֹלve.ga.DolH1419in mightבִּגְבוּרָֽה׃big.vu.RahH1369.

7Who would not fearיִֽרָאֲךָ֙yi.ra.'a.KhaH3372thee, O Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471?for to thee doth it appertainיָאָ֑תָהya.'A.tahH2969:forasmuch as among all the wiseחַכְמֵ֧יchakh.MeiH2450menof the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,and in all their kingdomsמַלְכוּתָ֖םmal.khu.TamH4438, there is none like unto thee.

8But they are altogetherוּבְאַחַ֖תu.ve.'a.ChatH259brutishיִבְעֲר֣וּyiv.'a.RuH1197and foolishוְיִכְסָ֑לוּve.yikh.Sa.luH3688:the stockעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086isa doctrineמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148of vanitiesהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892.

9Silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701spread into platesמְרֻקָּ֞עme.ru.Ka'H7554is broughtיוּבָ֗אyu.Va'H935from Tarshishמִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmi.tar.ShishH8659,and goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091from Uphazמֵֽאוּפָ֔זme.'u.FazH210,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the workmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796,and of the handsוִידֵ֣יvi.DeiH3027of the founderצוֹרֵ֑ףtzo.RefH6884:blueתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713istheir clothingלְבוּשָׁ֔םle.vu.ShamH3830: they areall the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of cunningחֲכָמִ֖יםcha.kha.MimH2450men.

10But Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068isthe trueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, he isthe livingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,and an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428:at his wrathמִקִּצְפּוֹ֙mi.kitz.PoH7110the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall trembleתִּרְעַ֣שׁtir.'AshH7493,and the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall not be able to abideיָכִ֥לוּya.Khi.luH3557his indignationזַעְמֽוֹ׃ סza'.MoH2195.

11Thusכִּדְנָה֙kid.NahH1836shall ye sayתֵּאמְר֣וּןtem.RunH560unto them, The godsאֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א'e.La.hai.Ya'H426that have notלָ֣אla'H3809madeעֲבַ֑דוּ'a.Va.duH5648the heavensשְׁמַיָּ֥אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and the earthוְאַרְקָ֖אve.'ar.Ka'H778, eventhey shall perishיֵאבַ֧דוּye.Va.duH7from the earthמֵֽאַרְעָ֛אme.'ar.'A'H772,and from underתְּח֥וֹתte.ChotH8460theseאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH429heavensשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.

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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