Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 10:12-16

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.

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