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Jeremiah 10:3-11

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.

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