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Jeremiah 10

A Satire on Idolatry

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Hearh8085 the wordh1697 whichh834 the LORDh3068 speaksh1696 to you, O househ1004 of Israelh3478.

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, " aDo not learnh3925 the wayh1870 of the nationsh1471, And do not be terrifiedh2865 by the signsh226 of the heavensh8064 Althoughh3588 the nationsh1471 are terrifiedh2865 by them;

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For the customsh2708 of the peoplesh5971a are  1 adelusionh1892; Becauseh3588  bit is woodh6086 cuth3772 from the foresth3293a, The workh4639 of the handsh3027 of a craftsmanh2796 with a cuttingh4621 toolh4621.

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"They  adecorateh3302 it with silverh3701 and with goldh2091; They  bfastenh2388 it with nailsh4548 and with hammersh4717 So that it will not totterh6328.

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"Like a scarecrowh8560 in a cucumberh4750 fieldh4750 are they, And they  acannoth3808 speakh1696; They musth5375 be  bcarriedh5375, Becauseh3588 they cannoth3808 walkh6805! Do not fearh3372a them, For they  ccan doh7489a noh3808 harmh7489a, Norh1571h369 can they doh3190 anyh1571 goodh3190."

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 aThereh369 is noneh369 likeh3644 You, O LORDh3068; You are  bgreath1419, and greath1419 is Your nameh8034 in mighth1369.

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 aWhoh4310 would not fearh3372a You, O  bKingh4428 of the nationsh1471? Indeedh3588 it is Your dueh2969! For among allh3605 the  cwiseh2450 menh2450 of the nationsh1471 And in allh3605 their kingdomsh4438, Thereh369 is noneh369 likeh3644 You.

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But they are altogetherh259  astupidh1197b and foolishh3688 In their disciplineh4148 of  1delusionh1892-- 2their idol is woodh6086!

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Beatenh7554  asilverh3701 is broughth935 from  bTarshishh8659, And  cgoldh2091 from Uphazh210, The workh4639 of a craftsmanh2796 and of the handsh3027 of a goldsmithh6884; Violeth8504 and purpleh713 are their clothingh3830; They are allh3605 the  dworkh4639 of skilledh2450 menh2450.

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But the LORDh3068 is the  atrueh571 Godh430; He is the  blivingh2416a Godh430 and the  ceverlastingh5769 Kingh4428. At His wrathh7110a the  dearthh776 quakesh7493, And the nationsh1471 cannoth3808  eendureh3557 His indignationh2195.

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 1Thush1836 you shall sayh560 to them, "The  agodsh426 that did not makeh5648 the heavensh8065 and the earthh778 will  bperishh7 from the earthh778 and from underh8460 the  2heavensh8065."

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It is  aHe who madeh6213a the earthh776 by His powerh3581b, Who  bestablishedh3559 the worldh8398 by His wisdomh2451; And by His understandingh8394 He has  cstretchedh5186 out the heavensh8064.

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When He uttersh5414 His  avoiceh6963, there is a tumulth1995 of watersh4325 in the heavensh8064, And He causes the  bcloudsh5387b to ascendh5927 from the endh7097a of the earthh776; He makesh6213a lightningh1300 for the rainh4306, And bringsh3318 out the  cwindh7307 from His storehousesh214.

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Everyh3605 manh120 is  astupidh1197b, devoidh4480 of knowledgeh1847; Everyh3605 goldsmithh6884 is puth954 to shameh954 by his  1idolsh6459; For his moltenh5262b imagesh5262b are deceitfulh8267, And there is noh3808 breathh7307 in them.

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They are  aworthlessh1892, a workh4639 of mockeryh8595; In the  btimeh6256 of their punishmenth6486 they will perishh6.

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The  aportionh2506 of Jacobh3290 is not like theseh428; For the  1 bMakerh3335 of allh3605 is He, And  cIsraelh3478 is the tribeh7626 of His inheritanceh5159; The  dLORDh3068 of hostsh6635 is His nameh8034.

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 aPickh622 up your bundleh3666 from the groundh776, You who dwellh3427 under siegeh4692!

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For thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, "Beholdh2009, I am  aslingingh7049a out the inhabitantsh3427 of the landh776 At thish384 timeh6471, And will causeh6887a them distressh6887a, That they may  1be foundh4672."

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 aWoeh188 is me, becauseh5921 of my  1injuryh7667! My  bwoundh4347 is incurableh2470a. But I saidh559, "Trulyh389 thish2088 is a sicknessh2483, And I  cmust bearh5375 it."

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My  atenth168 is destroyedh7703, And allh3605 my ropesh4340 are brokenh5423; My  bsonsh1121 have goneh3318 from me and are noh369 moreh369. Thereh369 is  cnoh369 oneh369 to stretchh5186 out my tenth168 againh5750 Or to seth6965 up my curtainsh3407.

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For the shepherdsh7462a have becomeh1197b stupidh1197b And  ahave not soughth1875 the LORDh3068; Thereforeh5921h3651 they have not prosperedh7919a, And  ballh3605 their flockh4830 is scatteredh6327a.

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The soundh6963 of a  areporth8052! Beholdh2009, it comesh935-- A greath1419 commotionh7494  bout of the landh776 of the northh6828-- To  cmakeh7760 the citiesh5892b of Judahh3063 A desolationh8077, a haunth4583 of jackalsh8565.

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I knowh3045, O LORDh3068, that  aa man'sh120 wayh1870 is not in himselfh376,  bNorh3808 is it in a manh376 who walksh1980 to directh3559 his stepsh6806.

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 aCorrecth3256 me, O LORDh3068, but with justiceh4941; Not with Your angerh639, orh6435 You will  1bringh4591 me to nothingh4591.

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 aPourh8210 out Your wrathh2534 on the nationsh1471 that  bdo not knowh3045 You And on the familiesh4940 that  cdo not callh7121 Your nameh8034; For they have devouredh398 Jacobh3290; They have  ddevouredh398 him and consumedh3615 him And have laidh8074 wasteh8074 his  1habitationh5116a.



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