Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:6-9

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.

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