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World English Bible

Jeremiah 10 (WEBP)

[1] Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, house of Israel!
[2] Yahweh says, “Don’t learn the way of the nations, and don’t be dismayed at the signs of the sky; for the nations are dismayed at them.
[3] For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the ax.
[4] They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it can’t move.
[5] They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don’t speak. They must be carried, because they can’t move. Don’t be afraid of them; for they can’t do evil, neither is it in them to do good.”
[6] There is no one like you, Yahweh. You are great, and your name is great in might.
[7] Who shouldn’t fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no one like you.
[8] But they are together brutish and foolish, instructed by idols! It is just wood.
[9] There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the engraver and of the hands of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple. They are all the work of skillful men.
[10] But Yahweh is the true God. He is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles. The nations aren’t able to withstand his indignation.
[11] “You shall say this to them: ‘The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.’”
[12] God has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens.
[13] When he utters his voice, the waters in the heavens roar, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.
[14] Every man has become brutish and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
[15] They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation they will perish.
[16] The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the maker of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. Yahweh of Armies is his name.
[17] Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.
[18] For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.”
[19] Woe is me because of my injury! My wound is serious; but I said, “Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.”
[20] My tent has been destroyed, and all my cords are broken. My children have gone away from me, and they are no more. There is no one to spread my tent any more, to set up my curtains.
[21] For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks have scattered.
[22] The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals.
[23] Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
[24] Yahweh, correct me, but gently; not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing.
[25] Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, and on the families that don’t call on your name; for they have devoured Jacob. Yes, they have devoured him, consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 10 (KJVS)

[1] Hear () ye the word which the Lord speaketh () unto you, O house of Israel:
[2] Thus saith () the Lord, Learn () not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed () at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed () at them.
[3] For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth () a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
[4] They deck () it with silver and with gold; they fasten () it with nails and with hammers, that it move () not.
[5] They are upright as the palm tree, but speak () not: they must needs () be borne, () because they cannot go. () Be not afraid () of them; for they cannot do evil, () neither also is it in them to do good. ()
[6] Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
[7] Who would not fear () thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: () forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
[8] But they are altogether brutish () and foolish: () the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
[9] Silver spread into plates () is brought () from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: () blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
[10] But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, () and the nations shall not be able to abide () his indignation.
[11] Thus shall ye say () unto them, The gods that have not made () the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish () from the earth, and from under these heavens.
[12] He hath made () the earth by his power, he hath established () the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out () the heavens by his discretion.
[13] When he uttereth () his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend () from the ends of the earth; he maketh () lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth () the wind out of his treasures.
[14] Every man is brutish () in his knowledge: every founder () is confounded () by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
[15] They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. ()
[16] The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former () of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.
[17] Gather up () thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant () of the fortress.
[18] For thus saith () the Lord, Behold, I will sling () out the inhabitants () of the land at this once, and will distress () them, that they may find () it so.
[19] Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: () but I said, () Truly this is a grief, and I must bear () it.
[20] My tabernacle is spoiled, () and all my cords are broken: () my children are gone forth () of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth () my tent any more, and to set up () my curtains.
[21] For the pastors () are become brutish, () and have not sought () the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, () and all their flocks shall be scattered. ()
[22] Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, () and a great commotion out of the north country, to make () the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
[23] O Lord, I know () that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh () to direct () his steps.
[24] O Lord, correct () me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. ()
[25] Pour out () thy fury upon the heathen that know () thee not, and upon the families that call () not on thy name: for they have eaten up () Jacob, and devoured () him, and consumed () him, and have made his habitation desolate. ()

Jeremiah 10:3 Heb. statutes, or, ordinances are vanity
Jeremiah 10:8 Heb. in one, or at once
Jeremiah 10:10a Heb. God of truth
Jeremiah 10:10b Heb. King of eternity
Jeremiah 10:13a Or, noise
Jeremiah 10:13b Or, for rain
Jeremiah 10:17 Heb. inhabitress
Jeremiah 10:24 Heb. diminish me

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 10 (BYZ)

[1] ακουσατε τον λογον κυριου ον ελαλησεν εφ υμας οικος ισραηλ
[2] ταδε λεγει κυριος κατα τας οδους των εθνων μη μανθανετε και απο των σημειων του ουρανου μη φοβεισθε οτι φοβουνται αυτα τοις προσωποις αυτων
[3] οτι τα νομιμα των εθνων ματαια ξυλον εστιν εκ του δρυμου εκκεκομμενον εργον τεκτονος και χωνευμα
[4] αργυριω και χρυσιω κεκαλλωπισμενα εστιν εν σφυραις και ηλοις εστερεωσαν αυτα και ου κινηθησονται
[5] αιρομενα αρθησονται οτι ουκ επιβησονται μη φοβηθητε αυτα οτι ου μη κακοποιησωσιν και αγαθον ουκ εστιν εν αυτοις …
[9] αργυριον τορευτον εστιν ου πορευσονται αργυριον προσβλητον απο θαρσις ηξει χρυσιον μωφαζ και χειρ χρυσοχοων εργα τεχνιτων παντα υακινθον και πορφυραν ενδυσουσιν αυτα …
[11] ουτως ερειτε αυτοις θεοι οι τον ουρανον και την γην ουκ εποιησαν απολεσθωσαν απο της γης και υποκατωθεν του ουρανου τουτου
[12] κυριος ο ποιησας την γην εν τη ισχυι αυτου ο ανορθωσας την οικουμενην εν τη σοφια αυτου και τη φρονησει αυτου εξετεινεν τον ουρανον
[13] και πληθος υδατος εν ουρανω και ανηγαγεν νεφελας εξ εσχατου της γης αστραπας εις υετον εποιησεν και εξηγαγεν φως εκ θησαυρων αυτου
[14] εμωρανθη πας ανθρωπος απο γνωσεως κατησχυνθη πας χρυσοχοος επι τοις γλυπτοις αυτου οτι ψευδη εχωνευσαν ουκ εστιν πνευμα εν αυτοις
[15] ματαια εστιν εργα εμπεπαιγμενα εν καιρω επισκοπης αυτων απολουνται
[16] ουκ εστιν τοιαυτη μερις τω ιακωβ οτι ο πλασας τα παντα αυτος κληρονομια αυτου κυριος ονομα αυτω
[17] συνηγαγεν εξωθεν την υποστασιν σου κατοικουσα εν εκλεκτοις
[18] οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω σκελιζω τους κατοικουντας την γην ταυτην εν θλιψει οπως ευρεθη η πληγη σου
[19] ουαι επι συντριμματι σου αλγηρα η πληγη σου καγω ειπα οντως τουτο το τραυμα μου και κατελαβεν με
[20] η σκηνη μου εταλαιπωρησεν ωλετο και πασαι αι δερρεις μου διεσπασθησαν οι υιοι μου και τα προβατα μου ουκ εισιν ουκ εστιν ετι τοπος της σκηνης μου τοπος των δερρεων μου
[21] οτι οι ποιμενες ηφρονευσαντο και τον κυριον ουκ εξεζητησαν δια τουτο ουκ ενοησεν πασα η νομη και διεσκορπισθησαν
[22] φωνη ακοης ιδου ερχεται και σεισμος μεγας εκ γης βορρα του ταξαι τας πολεις ιουδα εις αφανισμον και κοιτην στρουθων
[23] οιδα κυριε οτι ουχι του ανθρωπου η οδος αυτου ουδε ανηρ πορευσεται και κατορθωσει πορειαν αυτου
[24] παιδευσον ημας κυριε πλην εν κρισει και μη εν θυμω ινα μη ολιγους ημας ποιησης
[25] εκχεον τον θυμον σου επι εθνη τα μη ειδοτα σε και επι γενεας αι το ονομα σου ουκ επεκαλεσαντο οτι κατεφαγον τον ιακωβ και εξανηλωσαν αυτον και την νομην αυτου ηρημωσαν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.