Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:6-11

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.

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