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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Jeremiah 10 Lamsa Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/jeremiah/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/jeremiah/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Lamsa</a> > Jeremiah 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jeremiah/9.htm" title="Jeremiah 9">◄</a> Jeremiah 10 <a href="../jeremiah/11.htm" title="Jeremiah 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>HEAR the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel:<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>Thus says the LORD, Learn not the way of the Gentiles and be not afraid of the signs of heaven; for the Gentiles are dismayed at them.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>For the gods of the Gentiles are nothing; they are cut from a tree in the forest, the work of the hands of a carpenter, things made with a plane.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>They are decked with silver and with gold; men fasten them with hammers and nails, so that they may not fall apart.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>They are set up straight as palm trees, but they do not speak; they must be carried, for they cannot walk. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither can they do good.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>There is no one like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>Who would not revere thee, O King of nations? For to thee belongs the kingdom; for among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like thee.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>But altogether the vain doctrines of wooden image worship shall be utterly destroyed and consumed.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>Fine silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Ophir; they are the work of the carpenter and of the hands of the silversmith; blue and purple is their clothing; they are woven by cunning men.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King; at his anger the earth trembles, and the nations shall not be able to endure his indignation.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>Thus shall you say to them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>The LORD has made the earth by his power; he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his intelligence.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>He causes the sound of roaring of waters that are in the heavens, and he causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasure house.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>Every man has acted foolishly because of lack of knowledge; all those who work in gold are ashamed because of the graven images which they made; for molten images are falsehood, and there is no breath in them.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>They are vanity, and the work of vain folly; in the time when they are visited with punishment, they shall perish.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he who has created all things is their portion; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; The LORD of hosts is his name.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>Gather up your disgrace from the land, O inhabitant who dwells in distress.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>For thus says the LORD, Behold, I will perplex the inhabitants of this land at this very time, so that they may seek me and find me.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>Woe to me for my hurt! my wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is my grief and I must bear it.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>My tabernacle is plundered and all its cords are cut off; my children have left me, and they are not; there is no one to pitch my tent again and to set up my curtains.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>For the shepherds have misbehaved, and have not sought the LORD; and because they did not prosper, all of their flocks have been scattered.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>Behold, the noise of the report is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate and a den of jackals.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>I know that the ways of the LORD are not like the ways of men; he does not walk as a man directing his steps.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>O LORD, correct me justly, and not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>Pour out thy wrath upon the nations who do not know thee and upon the families that call not on thy name; for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him and have made his habitation desolate.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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