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Jeremiah 10:2-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Jeremiah 10:2-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Thus says the Lord:
Do not learn the ways of the nations,
and have no fear of the signs in the heavens,[a]
even though the nations fear them.(A)
3 For the carvings of the nations are nonentities,
wood cut from the forest,
Fashioned by artisans with the adze,(B)
4 adorned with silver and gold.
With nails and hammers they are fastened,
so they do not fall.(C)
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
they cannot speak;
They must be carried about,
for they cannot walk.
Do not fear them, they can do no harm,
neither can they do good.(D)
6 No one is like you, Lord,
you are great,
great and mighty is your name.(E)
7 Who would not fear you,
King of the nations,
for it is your due!
Among all the wisest of the nations,
and in all their domains,
there is none like you.(F)
8 One and all they are stupid and senseless,
the instruction from nonentities—only wood!
9 Silver plates brought from Tarshish,
and gold from Ophir,
The work of the artisan
and the handiwork of the smelter,
Clothed with violet and purple—
all of them the work of skilled workers.
10 The Lord is truly God,
he is the living God, the eternal King,
Before whose anger the earth quakes,
whose wrath the nations cannot endure.(G)
11 Thus shall you say of them: The gods that did not make heaven and earth—let these perish from earth and from beneath heaven
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Jeremiah 10:2-11
New International Version
Jeremiah 10:2-11
New International Version
2 This is what the Lord says:
“Do not learn the ways of the nations(A)
or be terrified by signs(B) in the heavens,
though the nations are terrified by them.
3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman(C) shapes it with his chisel.(D)
4 They adorn it with silver(E) and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.(F)
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;(G)
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.(H)
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm(I)
nor can they do any good.”(J)
6 No one is like you,(K) Lord;
you are great,(L)
and your name is mighty in power.
7 Who should not fear(M) you,
King of the nations?(N)
This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
and in all their kingdoms,
there is no one like you.
8 They are all senseless(O) and foolish;(P)
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(Q)
9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(R)
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(S)
is then dressed in blue and purple—
all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
he is the living God,(T) the eternal King.(U)
When he is angry,(V) the earth trembles;(W)
the nations cannot endure his wrath.(X)
11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(Y) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.
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