Jeremiah 10:1 Hear8085 ye the word1697 which Jehovah3068 speaketh1696 unto you, O house1004 of Israel:3478 cr 2 thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 Learn3925 not the way1870 of the nations,1471 and be not dismayed2865 at the signs226 of heaven;8064 for the nations1471 are dismayed2865 at them.1992 cr 3 For the customs2708{Hebrew statutes.} of the peoples5971 are vanity;1892 for one{Or, it is but a tree which one cutteth} cutteth3772 a tree6086 out of the forest,3293 the work4639 of the hands3027 of the workman2796 with the axe.4621 cr 4 They deck3302 it with silver3701 and with gold;2091 they fasten2388 it with nails4548 and with hammers,4717 that it move not.6328 cr 5 They are like4749 a palm-tree,8560{Or, pillar} of turned work, and speak1696 not: they must needs5375 be borne,5375 because they cannot go.6805 Be not afraid3372 of them; for they cannot do evil,7489 neither is it in them to do good.3190 cr

Jeremiah 10:6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah;3068 thou art great,1419 and thy name8034 is great1419 in might.1369 cr 7 Who should not fear3372 thee, O King4428 of the nations?1471 for to{Or, it beseemeth thee} thee doth it appertain;2969 forasmuch as among all the wise2450 men of the nations,1471 and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee. cr 8 But they are together259{Or, through one thing} brutish1197 and foolish:3688 the{Or, the stock is a doctrine of vanities} instruction4148 of idols!6086 it is but a stock.6086 cr 9 There is silver3701 beaten into plates,7554 which is brought935 from Tarshish,8659 and gold2091 from Uphaz,210 the work4639 of the artificer2796 and of the hands3027 of the goldsmith;6884 blue8504 and purple713 for their clothing;3830 they are all the work4639 of skilful men.2450 cr 10 But Jehovah3068 is the{Or, God in truth} true571 God;430 he is the living2416 God,430 and an everlasting5769 King:4428 at his wrath7110 the earth776 trembleth,7493 and the nations1471 are not able to abide3557 his indignation.2195 cr

Jeremiah 10:11 Thus1836{This verse is in Aramaic.} shall ye say560 unto them, The gods426 that have not3809 made5648 the heavens8065 and the earth,778 these{Or, they shall . . . under these heavens} shall perish7 from the earth,772 and from under8460 the429 heavens.8065 cr

Jeremiah 10:12 He hath made6213 the earth776 by his power,3581 he hath established3559 the world8398 by his wisdom,2451 and by his understanding2451 hath he stretched out5186 the heavens.8064 cr 13 When{Or, at the sound of his giving an abundance of waters . . . when he causeth etc. (or he causeth etc.)} he uttereth5414 his voice,6963 there is a tumult1995 of waters4325 in the heavens,8064 and he causeth the vapors5387 to ascend5927 from the ends7097 of the earth;776 he maketh6213 lightnings1300 for the rain,4306 and bringeth forth3318 the wind7307 out of his treasuries.214 cr 14 Every man120 is{Or, is too brutish to know} become brutish1197 and is without knowledge;1847 every goldsmith6884 is put to shame3001 by his graven image;5262 for his molten image5262 is falsehood,8267 and there is no breath in them.7307 cr 15 They are vanity,1892 a work4639 of delusion:8595{Or, mockery} in the time6256 of their visitation6486 they shall perish.6 cr 16 The portion2506 of Jacob3290 is not like these; for he is the former3335 of all things; and Israel3478 is the tribe7626 of his inheritance:5159 Jehovah3068 of hosts6635 is his name.8034 cr

Jeremiah 10:17 Gather up622 thy{Or, thy bundle from the ground} wares3666 out of the land,776 O{Or, O inhabitant (Hebrew inhabitress) of the fortress} thou that abidest3427 in the siege.4692 cr 18 For thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 Behold, I will sling7049 out the inhabitants3427 of the land776 at this time,6471 and will distress6887 them, that they may feel{Hebrew find.} it.4672 cr

Jeremiah 10:19 Woe188 is me because of my hurt!7667 my wound4347 is grievous:2470 but I said,559 Truly389 this is my grief,2483{Or, sickness} and I must bear it.5375 cr 20 My tent168 is destroyed,7703 and all my cords4340 are broken:5423 my children1121 are gone forth3318 from me, and they are not: there is none to spread5186 my tent168 any more, and to set up6965 my curtains.3407 cr 21 For the shepherds7462 are become brutish,1197 and have not inquired1875 of Jehovah:3068 therefore they have not prospered,7919{Or, dealt wisely} and all their flocks4830 are scattered.6327 cr 22 The voice6963 of tidings,8052 behold, it cometh,935 and a great1419 commotion7494 out of the north6828 country,776 to make7760 the cities5892 of Judah3063 a desolation,8077 a dwelling-place4583 of jackals.8577 cr

Jeremiah 10:23 O Jehovah,3068 I know3045 that the way1870 of man120 is not in himself; it is not in man376 that walketh1980 to direct3559 his steps.6806 cr 24 O Jehovah,3068 correct3256 me, but in measure;4941{Hebrew judgment.} not in thine anger,639 lest thou bring{Hebrew diminish me.} me to nothing.4591 cr 25 Pour out8210 thy wrath2534 upon the nations1471 that know3045 thee not, and upon the families4940 that call7121 not on thy name;8034 for they have devoured398 Jacob,3290 yea, they have devoured398 him and consumed3615 him, and have laid waste8074 his habitation.5116{Or, pasture} cr