Jeremiah 10 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

A Satire on Idolatry

1 Hear ^H8085 the word ^H1697 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 speaks ^H1696 to you, house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478.

2 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

“Do not learn ^H3925 the way ^H1870 of the nations ^H1471,

And do not be terrified ^H2865 by the signs ^H226 of the heavens ^H8064,

Although ^H3588 the nations ^H1471 are terrified ^H2865 by them;

3 For the customs ^H2708 of the peoples ^H5971 are futile ^H1892;

For it is wood ^H6086 cut ^H3772 from the forest ^H3293,

The work ^H4639 of the hands ^H3027 of a craftsman ^H2796 with a cutting ^H4621 tool ^H4621.

4 “They decorate ^H3302 the idol with silver ^H3701 and gold ^H2091;

They fasten ^H2388 it with nails ^H4548 and hammers ^H4717

So that it will not totter ^H6328.

5 “They are like a scarecrow ^H8560 in a cucumber ^H4750 field ^H4750,

And they cannot ^H3808 speak ^H1696;

They must ^H5375 be carried ^H5375,

Because ^H3588 they cannot ^H3808 walk ^H6805!

Do not fear ^H3372 them,

For they can do ^H7489 no ^H3808 harm ^H7489,

Nor ^H1571 H369 can they do ^H3190 any ^H1571 good ^H3190.”

6 There ^H369 is ^H369 none ^H369 like ^H3644 You, LORD ^H3068;

You are great ^H1419, and Your name ^H8034 is great ^H1419 in might ^H1369.

7 Who ^H4310 would not fear ^H3372 You, O King ^H4428 of the nations ^H1471?

For it is Your due ^H2969!

For among all ^H3605 the wise ^H2450 men ^H2450 of the nations ^H1471

And in all ^H3605 their kingdoms ^H4438,

There ^H369 is ^H369 none ^H369 like ^H3644 You.

8 But they are ^H1197 altogether ^H259 stupid ^H1197 and foolish ^H3688;

The instruction ^H4148 from idols ^H1892 is nothing but wood ^H6086!

9 Beaten ^H7554 silver ^H3701 is brought ^H935 from Tarshish ^H8659,

And gold ^H2091 from Uphaz ^H210,

The work ^H4639 of a craftsman ^H2796 and of the hands ^H3027 of a goldsmith ^H6884;

Their clothing ^H3830 is of violet ^H8504 and purple ^H713;

They are all ^H3605 the work ^H4639 of skilled ^H2450 people ^H2450.

10 But the LORD ^H3068 is the true ^H571 God ^H430;

He is the living ^H2416 God ^H430 and the everlasting ^H5769 King ^H4428.

The earth ^H776 quakes ^H7493 at His wrath ^H7110,

And the nations ^H1471 cannot ^H3808 endure ^H3557 His indignation ^H2195.

11 [fn]This ^H3541 is what ^H1836 you shall say ^H560 to them: “The gods ^H426 that did not make ^H5648 the heavens ^H8065 and the earth ^H778 will perish ^H7 from the earth ^H778 and from under ^H8460 these heavens ^H8065.”

12 It is He who made ^H6213 the earth ^H776 by His power ^H3581,

Who established ^H3559 the world ^H8398 by His wisdom ^H2451;

And by His understanding ^H8394 He has stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186 the heavens ^H8064.

13 When He utters ^H5414 His voice ^H6963, there is a roar ^H1995 of waters ^H4325 in the heavens ^H8064,

And He makes the clouds ^H5387 ascend ^H5927 from the end ^H7097 of the earth ^H776;

He makes ^H6213 lightning ^H1300 for the rain ^H4306,

And brings ^H3318 out ^H3318 the wind ^H7307 from His storehouses ^H214.

14 Every ^H3605 person ^H120 is ^H1197 stupid ^H1197, devoid ^H4480 of knowledge ^H1847;

Every ^H3605 goldsmith ^H6884 is put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954 by his idols ^H6459,

For his cast ^H5262 metal ^H5262 images ^H5262 are deceitful ^H8267,

And there is no ^H3808 breath ^H7307 in them.

15 They are worthless ^H1892, a work ^H4639 of mockery ^H8595;

At the time ^H6256 of their punishment ^H6486 they will perish ^H6.

16 The Portion ^H2506 of Jacob ^H3290 is not like these ^H428;

For He is the [fn]Maker ^H3335 of everything ^H3605,

And Israel ^H3478 is the tribe ^H7626 of His inheritance ^H5159;

The LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 is His name ^H8034.

17 Pick ^H622 up ^H622 your bundle ^H3666 from the ground ^H776,

You who live ^H3427 under siege ^H4692!

18 For this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

“Behold ^H2009, I am slinging ^H7049 out ^H7049 the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776

At this ^H2088 time ^H6471,

And I will cause ^H6887 them distress ^H6887,

So ^H4616 that ^H4616 they may [fn]be found ^H4672.”

19 Woe ^H188 to me, because ^H5921 of my [fn]injury ^H7667!

My wound ^H4347 is incurable ^H2470.

But I said ^H559, “This ^H2088 certainly ^H389 is a sickness ^H2483,

And I must endure ^H5375 it.”

20 My tent ^H168 is destroyed ^H7703,

And all ^H3605 my ropes ^H4340 are ^H5423 broken ^H5423.

My sons ^H1121 have gone ^H3318 from ^H3318 me and are no ^H369 more ^H369.

There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to stretch ^H5186 out ^H5186 my tent ^H168 again ^H5750

Or to set ^H6965 up ^H6965 my curtains ^H3407.

21 For the shepherds ^H7462 have become ^H1197 stupid ^H1197

And have not sought ^H1875 the LORD ^H3068.

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 they have not prospered ^H7919,

And all ^H3605 their flock ^H4830 is scattered ^H6327.

22 The sound ^H6963 of a report ^H8052! Behold ^H2009, it is coming ^H935—

A great ^H1419 roar ^H7494 from the land ^H776 of the north ^H6828—

To make ^H7760 the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063

A desolation ^H8077, a haunt ^H4583 of jackals ^H8565.

23 I know ^H3045, LORD ^H3068, that a person’s ^H120 way ^H1870 is not in himself ^H376,

Nor ^H3808 is it in a person ^H376 who walks ^H1980 to direct ^H3559 his steps ^H6806.

24 Correct ^H3256 me, LORD ^H3068, but with justice ^H4941;

Not with Your anger ^H639, or ^H6435 You will [fn]bring ^H4591 me to ^H4591 nothing ^H4591.

25 Pour ^H8210 out ^H8210 Your wrath ^H2534 on the nations ^H1471 that do not know ^H3045 You,

And on the families ^H4940 who do not call ^H7121 upon Your name ^H8034;

For they have devoured ^H398 Jacob ^H3290;

They have devoured ^H398 him and consumed ^H3615 him,

And have laid ^H8074 waste ^H8074 his [fn]settlement ^H5116.