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Jeremiah 10

1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697which theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068speakethדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to you, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Learnתִּלְמָ֔דוּtil.Ma.duH3925not thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theheathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471, and be notdismayedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865at thesignsוּמֵאֹת֥וֹתu.me.'o.TotH226ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; for theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471aredismayedיֵחַ֥תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865atthemH1992.

3For thecustomsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971arevainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892: for onecuttethכְּרָת֔וֹke.ra.ToH3772atreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086out of theforestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thehandsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027of theworkmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796, with theaxeבַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃Ba.ma.'a.TzadH4621.

4Theydeckיְיַפֵּ֑הוּye.ya.Pe.huH3302it withsilverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and withgoldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091; theyfastenיְחַזְּק֖וּםye.cha.ze.KumH2388it withnailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548and withhammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717, that it may notmoveיָפִֽיק׃ya.FikH6328.

5They areuprightH4749as the palmtreeכְּתֹ֨מֶרke.To.merH8560, butspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not: they mustneedsנָשׂ֥וֹאna.So'H5375beborneיִנָּשׂ֖וּאyi.na.Su'H5375, because they cannotgoיִצְעָ֑דוּyitz.'A.duH6805. Be notafraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372of them; for they cannot doevilיָרֵ֔עוּya.Re.'uH7489, neither also is it in them to dogoodהֵיטֵ֖יבhei.TeivH3190.

6Forasmuch as there is none like thee, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thou artgreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419, and thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isgreatוְגָד֥וֹלve.ga.DolH1419inmightבִּגְבוּרָֽה׃big.vu.RahH1369.

7Who would notfearיִֽרָאֲךָ֙yi.ra.'a.KhaH3372thee, OKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofnationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471? for to thee doth itappertainיָאָ֑תָהya.'A.tahH2969: forasmuch as among all thewiseחַכְמֵ֧יchakh.MeiH2450men of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471, and in all theirkingdomsמַלְכוּתָ֖םmal.khu.TamH4438, there is none like thee.

8But they arealtogetherוּבְאַחַ֖תu.ve.'a.ChatH259stupidיִבְעֲר֣וּyiv.'a.RuH1197andfoolishוְיִכְסָ֑לוּve.yikh.Sa.luH3688: thestockעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086is adoctrineמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148ofvanitiesהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892.

9Silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701beaten intoplatesמְרֻקָּ֞עme.ru.Ka'H7554isbroughtיוּבָ֗אyu.Va'H935fromTarshishמִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmi.tar.ShishH8659, andgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091fromUphazמֵֽאוּפָ֔זme.'u.FazH210, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thecraftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796, and of thehandsוִידֵ֣יvi.DeiH3027of thegoldsmithצוֹרֵ֑ףtzo.RefH6884:blueתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713is theirclothingלְבוּשָׁ֔םle.vu.ShamH3830: they are all theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofskilfulחֲכָמִ֖יםcha.kha.MimH2450men .

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.retzH776shalltrembleתִּרְעַ֣שׁtir.'AshH7493, and thenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall not be able toabideיָכִ֥לוּya.Khi.luH3557hisindignationזַעְמֽוֹ׃ סza'.MoH2195.

11Thusכִּדְנָה֙kid.NahH1836shall yesayתֵּאמְר֣וּןtem.RunH560to them, Thegodsאֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א'e.La.hai.Ya'H426that havenotלָ֣אla'H3809madeעֲבַ֑דוּ'a.Va.duH5648theheavensשְׁמַיָּ֥אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and theearthוְאַרְקָ֖אve.'ar.Ka'H778, even they shallperishיֵאבַ֧דוּye.Va.duH7from theearthמֵֽאַרְעָ֛אme.'ar.'A'H772, and fromunderתְּח֥וֹתte.ChotH8460theseאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH429heavensשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.

12He hathmadeעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776by hispowerבְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581, he hathestablishedמֵכִ֥יןme.KhinH3559theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451, and hath stretchedoutנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186theheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064by hisunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.ToH8394.

13When heutterethתִּתּ֜וֹti.ToH5414hisvoiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there is amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in theheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and he causeth thevapoursנְשִׂאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387toascendוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from theendsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776; hemakethעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213lightningsבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300withrainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306, and bringethforthוַיּ֥וֹצֵאvai.Yo.tze'H3318thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307out of histreasuresמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

14Everymanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120isstupidנִבְעַ֤רniv.'ArH1197in hisknowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847: everygoldsmithצוֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884isconfoundedהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001by the gravenimageמִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selH6459: for his moltenimageנִסְכּ֖וֹnis.KoH5262isfalsehoodשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267, and there is nobreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

15They arevanityהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892, and theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639oferrorsתַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'ImH8595: in thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shallperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

16Theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290is not like them: for he is theformerיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of all things ; andIsraelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478is therodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of hisinheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159: TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

17Gatherupאִסְפִּ֥י'is.PiH622thywaresכִּנְעָתֵ֑ךְkin.'a.TekhH3666out of thelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776, Oinhabitantיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.shav.tiH3427of thefortressבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ סba.ma.TzorH4692.

18For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I willslingקוֹלֵ֛עַko.Le.a'H7049out theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776at thisonceבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471, and willdistressוַהֲצֵר֥וֹתִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887them, that they mayfindיִמְצָֽאוּ׃ סyim.Tza.'uH4672it so .

19Woeא֥וֹי'oH188is me for myhurtשִׁבְרִ֔יshiv.RiH7667! mywoundמַכָּתִ֑יma.ka.TiH4347isgrievousנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470: but Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Trulyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389this is agriefחֳלִ֖יcho.LiH2483, and I mustbearוְאֶשָּׂאֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'e.sa.'E.nuH5375it.

20Mytabernacleאָהֳלִ֣י'o.ho.LiH168isspoiledשֻׁדָּ֔דshu.DadH7703, and all mycordsמֵיתָרַ֖יmei.ta.RaiH4340arebrokenנִתָּ֑קוּni.Ta.kuH5423: mychildrenבָּנַ֤יba.NaiH1121are goneforthיְצָאֻ֙נִי֙ye.tza.'U.niH3318from me, and they are not: there is none to stretchforthנֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186mytentאָהֳלִ֔י'o.ho.LiH168any more, and to setupוּמֵקִ֖יםu.me.KimH6965mycurtainsיְרִיעוֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407.

21For thepastorsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462have becomestupidנִבְעֲרוּ֙niv.'a.RuH1197, and have notsoughtדָרָ֑שׁוּda.Ra.shuH1875theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: therefore they shall notprosperהִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luH7919, and all theirflocksמַרְעִיתָ֖םmar.'i.TamH4830shall bescatteredנָפֽוֹצָה׃ סna.Fo.tzahH6327.

22Behold, thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963of arumourשְׁמוּעָה֙she.mu.'AhH8052iscomeבָאָ֔הva.'AhH935, and agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419commotionוְרַ֥עַשׁve.Ra.'ashH7494from thenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, tomakeלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760thecitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063desolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077, and adenמְע֥וֹןme.'onH4583ofdragonsתַּנִּֽים׃ סta.NimH8577.

23OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thewayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870ofmanלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120is not in himself: it is not inmanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376thatwalkethהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980todirectוְהָכִ֖יןve.ha.KhinH3559hisstepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.

24OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,correctיַסְּרֵ֥נִיya.se.Re.niH3256me, but withjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֑טbe.mish.PatH4941; not in thyangerבְּאַפְּךָ֖be.'a.pe.KhaH639, lest thou bring me tonothingתַּמְעִטֵֽנִי׃tam.'i.Te.niH4591.

25Pouroutשְׁפֹ֣ךְshe.FokhH8210thyfuryחֲמָתְךָ֗cha.ma.te.KhaH2534upon theheathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatknowיְדָע֔וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045thee not, and upon thefamiliesמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940thatcallקָרָ֑אוּka.Ra.'uH7121not on thynameבְּשִׁמְךָ֖be.shim.KhaH8034: for they have eatenupאָכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, anddevouredוַאֲכָלֻ֙הוּ֙va.'a.kha.Lu.huH398him, andconsumedוַיְכַלֻּ֔הוּvay.kha.Lu.huH3615him, and have made hishabitationנָוֵ֖הוּna.Ve.huH5116desolateהֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃ פhe.Sha.muH8074.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 10

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