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13 When his voice sounds there is thunder
    from the waters of heaven,
and he makes clouds rise up from
    the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
    and brings wind out of his storehouses.
14 Everyone is stupid[a] and without knowledge.
    Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
        for his images are false.[b]
There is no life[c] in them.
15 They’re worthless, a work of mockery,
    and when the time of punishment comes,[d]
        they’ll perish.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:14 I.e. like a beast
  2. Jeremiah 10:14 Lit. deception
  3. Jeremiah 10:14 Or breath
  4. Jeremiah 10:15 Lit. at the time of their punishment

13 When he thunders,(A) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(B) with the rain(C)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(D)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(E) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(F)
    they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(G) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.

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