12 He made the earth by His power,
established the world(A) by His wisdom,(B)
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.(C)
13 When He thunders,[a]
the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,(D)
and He causes the clouds to rise
from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from His storehouses.(E)

14 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame
by his carved image,(F)
for his cast images are a lie;(G)
there is no breath in them.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:13 Lit At His giving of the voice

12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(E) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(F) with the rain(G)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(H)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(I) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(J)
    they have no breath in them.

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