Jeremiah:10
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Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you ,
O house of Israel .
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Thus says the LORD : "
Do not learn the way of the Gentiles ;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven ,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them .
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For the customs of the peoples are futile ;
For one cuts a tree from the forest ,
The work of the hands of the workman ,
with the ax .
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They decorate it with silver and gold ;
They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple .
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They are upright ,
like a palm tree ,
And they cannot speak ;
They must be carried ,
Because they cannot go by themselves .
Do not be afraid of them ,
For they cannot do evil ,
Nor can they do any good ."
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Inasmuch as there is none like You ,
O LORD (
You are great ,
and Your name is great in might ),
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Who would not fear You ,
O King of the nations ?
For this is Your rightful due .
For among all the wise men of the nations ,
And in all their kingdoms ,
There is none like You .
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But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish ;
A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine .
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Silver is beaten into plates ;
It is brought from Tarshish ,
And gold from Uphaz ,
The work of the craftsman And of the hands of the metalsmith ;
Blue and purple are their clothing ;
They are all the work of skillful men .
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But the LORD is the true God ;
He is the living God and the everlasting King .
At His wrath the earth will tremble ,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation .
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Thus you shall say to them : "
The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens ."
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He has made the earth by His power ,
He has established the world by His wisdom ,
And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion .
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When He utters His voice ,
There is a multitude of waters in the heavens : "
And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth .
He makes lightning for the rain ,
He brings the wind out of His treasuries ."
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Everyone is dull-hearted ,
without knowledge ;
Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image ;
For his molded image is falsehood ,
And there is no breath in them .
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They are futile ,
a work of errors ;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish .
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The Portion of Jacob is not like them ,
For He is the Maker of all things ,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance ;
The LORD of hosts is His name .
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Gather up your wares from the land ,
O inhabitant of the fortress !
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For thus says the LORD : "
Behold ,
I will throw out at this time The inhabitants of the land ,
And will distress them ,
That they may find it so ."
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Woe is me for my hurt !
My wound is severe .
But I say , "
Truly this is an infirmity ,
And I must bear it ."
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My tent is plundered ,
And all my cords are broken ;
My children have gone from me ,
And they are no more .
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore ,
Or set up my curtains .
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For the shepherds have become dull-hearted ,
And have not sought the LORD ;
Therefore they shall not prosper ,
And all their flocks shall be scattered .
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Behold ,
the noise of the report has come ,
And a great commotion out of the north country ,
To make the cities of Judah desolate ,
a den of jackals .
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O LORD ,
I know the way of man is not in himself ;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps .
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O LORD ,
correct me ,
but with justice ;
Not in Your anger ,
lest You bring me to nothing .
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Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles ,
who do not know You ,
And on the families who do not call on Your name ;
For they have eaten up Jacob ,
Devoured him and consumed him ,
And made his dwelling place desolate .