Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 10

1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068speaketh untoyouH834, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Learnתִּלְמָ֔דוּtil.Ma.duH3925notאַל־'al-H408thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471, and benotאַל־'al-H408dismayedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865at thesignsוּמֵאֹת֥וֹתu.me.'o.TotH226ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; for thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471aredismayedיֵחַ֥תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865at them.

3For thecustomsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971arevanityהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892: for one cutteth atreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086outH3027of theforestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thehandsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027of the workman with the axe.

4They deck it withsilverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and withgoldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091; theyfastenיְחַזְּק֖וּםye.cha.ze.KumH2388it withnailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548and withhammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717, that it movenotוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808.

5They are like apalmH8560treeH8560, of turnedworkH4749, andspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696notH3808: theymustוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571needs beborneH5375,becauseH3588theycannotH3808goH3190. BenotH3808afraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372of them; for theycannotH3808doH3190evilיָרֵ֔עוּya.Re.'uH7489,neitherH3808is it in them todoH3190goodהֵיטֵ֖יבhei.TeivH3190.

6There isnoneמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369like unto thee, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thou artgreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419, and thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isgreatוְגָד֥וֹלve.ga.DolH1419in might.

7Who wouldnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808fearיִֽרָאֲךָ֙yi.ra.'a.KhaH3372thee, OKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as amongallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605thewiseחַכְמֵ֧יchakh.MeiH2450menH2450of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471, and inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theirroyalמַלְכוּתָ֖םmal.khu.TamH4438estate, there isnoneמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369like unto thee.

8But they aretogetherוּבְאַחַ֖תu.ve.'a.ChatH259brutish andfoolishוְיִכְסָ֑לוּve.yikh.Sa.luH3688: theinstructionמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148ofidolsהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892, it is but a stock.

9There issilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701beatenH7554intoH935platesH7554which isbroughtH935fromTarshishמִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmi.tar.ShishH8659, andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091fromUphazמֵֽאוּפָ֔זme.'u.FazH210, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the artificer and of thehandsוִידֵ֣יvi.DeiH3027of thegoldsmithצוֹרֵ֑ףtzo.RefH6884;blueתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713for theirclothingלְבוּשָׁ֔םle.vu.ShamH3830; they areallכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of cunningmenחֲכָמִ֖יםcha.kha.MimH2450.

10But theLORDוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068is thetrueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430; he is thelivingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, and aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428: at hiswrathמִקִּצְפּוֹ֙mi.kitz.PoH7110theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleth, and thenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471arenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808able to abide hisindignationזַעְמֽוֹ׃ סza'.MoH2195.

11ThusH1836shall yesayתֵּאמְר֣וּןtem.RunH560unto them, Thegodsאֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א'e.La.hai.Ya'H426that havenotלָ֣אla'H3809madeעֲבַ֑דוּ'a.Va.duH5648theheavensשְׁמַיָּ֥אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and theearthמֵֽאַרְעָ֛אme.'ar.'A'H772,theseH1836shallperishיֵאבַ֧דוּye.Va.duH7from theearthH772, and fromunderתְּח֥וֹתte.ChotH8460theheavensשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.

12He hathmadeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by hispowerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581, he hathestablishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451, and by hisunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394hath hestretchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186outH5186theheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064:

13when he uttereth hisvoiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there is atumultהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in theheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and he causeth the vapours toascendוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from the ends of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776; he makethlightningsבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300for therainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306, and bringethforthH3318thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307outH3318of histreasuriesמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

14Everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120isbecomeהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001brutish and iswithoutH3808knowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847;everyכָּל־kol-H3605goldsmithצוֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884is put to shame by hisgravenH6459imageH6459: for his moltenimageH6459isfalsehoodשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267, and there isnoH3808breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

15They arevanityH1892, aworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofdelusionH1892: in the time of their visitation they shallperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

16Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808liketheseH428; for he is theformerH428ofallהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605things; andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478is thetribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of hisinheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159: theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

17Gatherאִסְפִּ֥י'is.PiH622upH3427thy waresoutH3427of thelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776, O thou that abidest in thesiegeבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ סba.ma.TzorH4692.

18Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I will slingoutH3427theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.

19Woeא֥וֹי'oH188ismeעַל־'al-H5921for my hurt! mywoundמַכָּתִ֑יma.ka.TiH4347is grievous: but Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Trulyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389this is mygriefחֳלִ֖יcho.LiH2483, and ImustH5375bearH5375it.

20Mytentאָהֳלִ֣י'o.ho.LiH168is spoiled, andallH3605mycordsמֵיתָרַ֖יmei.ta.RaiH4340arebrokenנִתָּ֑קוּni.Ta.kuH5423: mychildrenבָּנַ֤יba.NaiH1121aregoneH3318forthH3318ofmeH3318, and they arenotוְאֵינָ֔םve.'ei.NamH369: there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369tostretchנֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186forthH3318mytentאָהֳלִ֔י'o.ho.LiH168anyH3605moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750, and tosetH6965upH6965mycurtainsיְרִיעוֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407.

21For theshepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462are become brutish, and havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808inquiredדָרָ֑שׁוּda.Ra.shuH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: therefore they havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808prospered, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their flocks arescatteredנָפֽוֹצָה׃ סna.Fo.tzahH6327.

22Thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of a rumour,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009it cometh, and agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419commotionוְרַ֥עַשׁve.Ra.'ashH7494outבָאָ֔הva.'AhH935of thenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, tomakeלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760thecitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077, adwellingמְע֥וֹןme.'onH4583placeH7760ofjackalsתַּנִּֽים׃ סta.NimH8577.

23OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thewayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870ofmanH376isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808inhimselfH3045: it isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808inmanH376that walketh todirectוְהָכִ֖יןve.ha.KhinH3559hisstepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.

24OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,correctH3256meH3256, but withjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֑טbe.mish.PatH4941;notH408in thineangerבְּאַפְּךָ֖be.'a.pe.KhaH639,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoubringתַּמְעִטֵֽנִי׃tam.'i.Te.niH4591meH3256tonothingH408.

25Pourשְׁפֹ֣ךְshe.FokhH8210outH8210thyfuryחֲמָתְךָ֗cha.ma.te.KhaH2534uponעַל־'al-H5921the heathen thatknowיְדָע֔וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045theenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808, anduponוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921thefamiliesמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940thatcallקָרָ֑אוּka.Ra.'uH7121notלֹ֣אlo'H3808on thynameבְּשִׁמְךָ֖be.shim.KhaH8034: for they havedevouredH398Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, they havedevouredH398him andconsumedH398him, and havelaidH8074wasteH8074his habitation.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 10

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