Yirmeyah 10
10
1Hear ye the Davar which Hashem speaketh unto you, O Bais Yisroel.
2Thus saith Hashem, Learn not the Derech HaGoyim, and be not in awe of the otot HaShomayim; though the Goyim are in awe of them.
3For the [religious] chukkot (customs, statutes) of the nations are vain delusions; for one cutteth etz out of the ya'ar (forest), the ma'aseh (handiwork) of the hands of the charash (workman, artisan), with the axe.
4They deck it with kesef and with zahav; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it topple not.
5They#10:5 the idols are upright as the tomer (palm tree), but speak not; they must needs be carried, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do rah, neither also is it in them to do tov.
6Forasmuch as there is none like unto Thee, Hashem; Thou art gadol, and Thy Shem is gadol in gevurah.
7Who would not fear thee, O Melech HaGoyim? For this is Thy due; forasmuch as among all the chachamim of the Goyim, and in kol malchut of them, there is none like unto Thee.
8But they are altogether stupid and foolish; the etz is a musar havalim (discipline of delusions).
9Hammered kesef is brought from Tarshish, and zahav from Uphaz, the ma'aseh (work, handiwork) of the charash (workman, artisan), and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple is their#10:9 the idolsʼ clothing; they are all the ma'aseh (work) of cunning men.
10But Hashem is the Elohim Emes, He is the Elohim Chayyim, and the Melech Olam; at His wrath ha'aretz shall tremble, and the Goyim shall not be able to endure His indignation.
11Thus shall ye say unto them, The g-ds that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and min techot (from under) these heavens.
12He hath made eretz by His ko'ach, He hath established the tevel (world) by His chochmah, and hath stretched out Shomayim by His understanding.
13When He uttereth His voice, there is a multitude of mayim in Shomayim, and He causeth the clouds to ascend from the ends of ha'aretz; He maketh lightnings with matar (rain), and bringeth forth the ruach (wind) out of His Otzerot.
14Kol Adam is stupid in his da'as; every goldsmith is shamed by the pesel (idol); for his nesekh (molten image) is sheker, and there is no ruach in them.
15They are hevel (vanity, delusion), and the ma'aseh (work) of delusion; in the time of their pekudat (visitation, punishment) they shall perish.
16The chelek of Ya'akov is not like them; for the Yotzer HaKol (Maker of All, Creator of All) is He; and Yisroel is the shevet (rod) of His nachalah; Hashem Tzva'os Shmo.
17Gather up thy gear [for Exile] meEretz (from the Land), O besieged inhabitant.
18For thus saith Hashem, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of HaAretz at this time, and will bring distress upon them, so that find they may.#10:18 i.e., what they deserve
19Oy li! (woe is me) for my disaster! My wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is a sickness, and I must bear it.
20My ohel is destroyed, and all my tent cords are broken; my banim are gone forth of me, and are no more; there is none to pitch any more my ohel, and to hang up my tent curtains.
21For the ro'im (shepherds, pastors) are become stupid, and inquire not of Hashem; therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flock shall be scattered.
22Hinei, the noise! The report is come, and a great commotion out of Eretz Tzafon, to make the towns of Yehudah desolate, and a haunt of jackals.
23 Hashem, I know that the derech of adam (man) is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
24 Hashem, correct me, but with mishpat; not in Thine anger, lest Thou bring me to nothing.
25Pour out Thy fury upon the Goyim that know Thee not, and upon the mishpekhot that call not on Shimecha (Thy Name);#10:25 See Yoel 2:32(3:5); Ac 2:21; Ro 10:13 for they have eaten up Ya'akov, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
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Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 10
10
1Hear the word which יהוה speaks to you, O house of Yisra’ĕl.
2Thus said יהוה, “Do not learn the way of the nations,#See Lev. 18:3; Deu. 12:30; Deu. 18:9; Eze. 11:12; Eze. 20:32; Eph. 4:17; 1Pe. 4:3 and do not be awed by the signs of the heavens, for the nations are awed by them.#See Deu. 4:19; Deu. 17:3
3“For the laws of these peoples are worthless, for one cuts a tree from the forest, work for the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4“They beautify it with silver and gold, they strengthen it with nails and hammers so that it does not topple.
5“They are like a rounded post, and they do not speak. They have to be carried, because they do not walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they do no evil, nor is it in them to do any good.”
6There is none like You, O יהוה. You are great, and great is Your Name in might.
7Who would not fear You, O Sovereign of the nations? For this is Your due, for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their reigns, there is none like You.
8They are both brutish and foolish, an instruction of worthlessness is the tree.
9Silver is beaten into plates; it is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the smith; draped in blue and purple; all of them are the work of skilled ones.
10But יהוה is truly Elohim. He is the living Elohim and the everlasting Sovereign. At His wrath the earth shakes, and nations are unable to stand His displeasure.
11Say to them this, “The elah#Elah - Aramaic for mighty one - See Explanatory Notes "El" that did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
12He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
13When He makes His voice heard, there is a roaring of waters in the heavens. And He makes vapours rise from the ends of the earth. The lightnings for rain He has made, and brings wind from His treasuries.
14Everyone is brutish in knowledge; every smith is put to shame by his idol. For his moulded image is falsehood, and there is no spirit in them.
15They are worthless, a work of mockery. In the time of their punishment they perish.
16The Portion of Ya‛aqoḇ is not like these, for He is the Maker of all, and Yisra’ĕl is the tribe of His inheritance – יהוה of hosts is His Name.
17Gather up your bundle from the ground, you who live under siege!
18For thus said יהוה, “See, at this time I am hurling out the inhabitants of the land, and shall distress them, so that they feel it.”
19Woe to me for my breaking! My wound is grievous, but I say, “This is my sickness, and I bear it.
20“My tent has been ravaged, and all my cords have been broken. My children have gone from me, and they are no more. There is no one to pitch my tent any more, or to set up my curtains.
21For the shepherds have become brutish, and they have not sought יהוה. Therefore they did not understand, and all their flock scattered.”#See Jer. 2:8; Jer. 12:10, 11; Jer. 50:6, 7; Eze. 34:1-23; 2Tim. 4:3, 4; 2Pe. 2:1, 2
22See, it has come, the voice of a report, and a great shaking out of the land of the north, to make the cities of Yehuḏah a waste, a habitation of jackals.
23O יהוה, I know the way of man is not in himself, it is not for man who walks to direct his own steps.
24O יהוה, chastise me, but with right-ruling – not in Your displeasure, lest You bring me to naught.
25Pour out Your wrath on the nations who do not know You, and on the tribes who do not call on Your Name. For they have eaten up Ya‛aqoḇ, devoured him and consumed him, and laid waste his home.#See Psa. 79:6; Mic. 4:5
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