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Jeremiah 10
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Idolatry and True Worship

10People of Israel, listen to the message that the LORD has for you.H8085H1697H3068H1696H1004H3478
2He says, "Do not follow the ways of other nations; do not be disturbed by unusual sights in the sky, even though other nations are terrified.H559H3068H3925H1870H1471H2865H226H8064H1471H2865H1992
3The religion of these people is worthless. A tree is cut down in the forest; it is carved by the tools of the woodworkerH2708H5971H1892H3772H6086H3293H4639H3027H2796H4621
4and decorated with silver and gold. It is fastened down with nails to keep it from falling over.H3302H3701H2091H2388H4548H4717H6328
5Such idols are like scarecrows in a field of melons; they cannot speak; they have to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them: they can cause you no harm, and they can do you no good."H4749H8560H1696H5375H5375H6805H3372H7489H3190
6LORD, there is no one like you; you are mighty, and your name is great and powerful.H3068H1419H8034H1419H1369
7Who would not honor you, the king of all nations? You deserve to be honored. There is no one like you among all the wise men of the nations or among any of their kings.H3372H4428H1471H2969H2450H1471H4438
8All of them are stupid and foolish. What can they learn from wooden idols?H259H1197H3688H6086H4148H1892
9Their idols are covered with silver from Spain and with gold from Uphaz, all the work of artists; they are dressed in violet and purple cloth woven by skilled weavers.H3701H7554H935H8659H2091H210H4639H2796H3027H6884H8504H713H3830H4639H2450
10But you, LORD, are the true God, you are the living God and the eternal king. When you are angry, the world trembles; the nations cannot endure your anger.H3068H571H430H2416H430H5769H4428H7110H776H7493H1471H3557H2195
11(You people must tell them that the gods who did not make the earth and the sky will be destroyed. They will no longer exist anywhere on earth.)H1836H560H426H3809H5648H8065H778H7H772H8460H429H8065

A Hymn of Praise to God

12The LORD made the earth by his power; by his wisdom he created the world and stretched out the heavens.H6213H776H3581H3559H8398H2451H5186H8064H8394
13At his command the waters above the sky roar; he brings clouds from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash in the rain and sends the wind from his storeroom.H5414H6963H1995H4325H8064H5387H5927H7097H776H6213H1300H4306H3318H7307H214
14At the sight of this, people feel stupid and senseless; those who make idols are disillusioned, because the gods they make are false and lifeless.H120H1197H1847H6884H3001H6459H5262H8267H7307
15They are worthless and should be despised; they will be destroyed when the LORD comes to deal with them.H1892H4639H8595H6256H6486H6
16The God of Jacob is not like them; he is the one who made everything, and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people. The LORD Almighty is his name.H2506H3290H3335H3478H7626H5159H3068H6635H8034

The Coming Exile

17People of Jerusalem, you are under siege! Gather up your belongings.H622H3666H776H3427H4692
18The LORD is going to throw you out of this land; he is going to crush you until not one of you is left. The LORD has spoken.H559H3068H7049H3427H776H6471H6887H4672
19The people of Jerusalem cried out, "How badly we are hurt! Our wounds will not heal. And we thought this was something we could endure!H188H7667H4347H2470H559H389H2483H5375
20Our tents are ruined; the ropes that held them have broken. Our children have all gone away; there is no one left to put up our tents again; there is no one to hang their curtains."H168H7703H4340H5423H1121H3318H5186H168H6965H3407
21I answered, "Our leaders are stupid; they do not ask the LORD for guidance. This is why they have failed, and our people have been scattered.H7462H1197H1875H3068H7919H4830H6327
22Listen! News has come! There is a great commotion in a nation to the north; its army will turn the cities of Judah into a desert, a place where jackals live."H6963H8052H935H1419H7494H6828H776H7760H5892H3063H8077H4583H8577
23LORD, I know that none of us are in charge of our own destiny; none of us have control over our own life.H3068H3045H1870H120H376H1980H3559H6806
24Correct your people, LORD, but do not be too hard on us or punish us when you are angry; that would be the end of us.H3068H3256H4941H639H4591
25Turn your anger on the nations that do not worship you and on the people who reject you. They have killed your people; they have destroyed us completely and left our country in ruins.H8210H2534H1471H3045H4940H7121H8034H398H3290H398H3615H5116H8074


Good News Translation. Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. More details.
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