Jeremiah 10 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Hear the word that the LORD has spoken to  you, house of Israel. Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. Hear what the LORD says to you, people of Israel.
2 This is what the LORD says: Do not learn the way of the  nations  or be terrified by  signs in the  heavens, although the  nations are terrified by  them, Thus says the LORD: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them.
3 for the customs of the  peoples are worthless. Someone cuts down a tree from  the forest; it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with  a  chisel. for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
4 He decorates it with  silver and  gold.  It is fastened with  hammer and  nails,  so it won’t  totter. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter.
5 Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot  speak.  They must be carried   because they cannot  walk. Do not fear them for  they can do no  harm  — and they cannot  do any good.  Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.” Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.”
6 •Yahweh, there is no  one like  You.  You are great; Your name is great in  power.  There is none like you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might. No one is like you, LORD; you are great, and your name is mighty in power.
7 Who should not •fear  You, King of the  nations?  It is what You  deserve. For among all the wise  people of the  nations and among all  their  kingdoms, there is no  one like  You. Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? For this is your due; for among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like you. Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
8 They are both stupid and  foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood! They are both stupid and foolish; the instruction of idols is but wood! They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols.
9 Beaten silver is brought from  Tarshish,  and gold from  Uphaz    from the hands of a goldsmith, the work of a craftsman. Their clothing is blue and  purple, all the work of skilled artisans. Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men. Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. What the craftsman and goldsmith have made is then dressed in blue and purple— all made by skilled workers.
10 But Yahweh is the true  God;  He is the living  God  and  eternal  King.  The earth quakes at  His  wrath,  and the nations cannot  endure His  rage. But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation. But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.
11 You are to say this to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens  and the earth will perish from the earth  and from under these heavens.”  Thus shall you say to them: “The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.” “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.’”
12 He made the earth by  His  power, established the world  by  His  wisdom,  and spread out the heavens by  His  understanding.  It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
13 When He thunders ,  the waters in  the  heavens are in turmoil,  and He causes the clouds to rise from  the ends of the  earth. He makes lightning for  the  rain and brings the wind from  His  storehouses.  When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses. When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
14 Everyone is stupid and ignorant . Every goldsmith is put to shame by  his carved image,  for his cast images are a lie;  there is no  breath in  them.  Every man is stupid and without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false, and there is no breath in them. Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless, a work to be mocked. At the time of their  punishment they will be destroyed.  They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish. They are worthless, the objects of mockery; when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 Jacob’s Portion  is not like  these because He is the One who formed all things.  Israel is the tribe of His  inheritance;  Yahweh of •Hosts is His  name.  Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the LORD of hosts is his name. He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the people of his inheritance— the LORD Almighty is his name.
17 Gather up your  belongings  from  the ground,  you who live under  siege. Gather up your bundle from the ground, O you who dwell under siege! Gather up your belongings to leave the land, you who live under siege.
18 For this is what the LORD says: Look, I am slinging out  the  land’s  residents at  this  time and bringing them such distress that  they will feel it. For thus says the LORD: “Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I will bring distress on them, that they may feel it.” For this is what the LORD says: “At this time I will hurl out those who live in this land; I will bring distress on them so that they may be captured.”
19 Woe to me because of my  brokenness — I am severely wounded !  I exclaimed, “This  is my intense suffering, but I must bear it.” Woe is me because of my hurt! My wound is grievous. But I said, “Truly this is an affliction, and I must bear it.” Woe to me because of my injury! My wound is incurable! Yet I said to myself, “This is my sickness, and I must endure it.”
20 My tent is destroyed;  all my tent cords are snapped. My sons have departed from me and  are no more. I have no  one to pitch my  tent  again or to hang up my  curtains. My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken; my children have gone from me, and they are not; there is no one to spread my tent again and to set up my curtains. My tent is destroyed; all its ropes are snapped. My children are gone from me and are no more; no one is left now to pitch my tent or to set up my shelter.
21 For the  shepherds are stupid: they don’t  seek the LORD.  Therefore they have not prospered, and their whole flock is scattered. For the shepherds are stupid and do not inquire of the LORD; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. The shepherds are senseless and do not inquire of the LORD; so they do not prosper and all their flock is scattered.
22 Listen! A noise  — it is coming — a great commotion  from  the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made  desolate, a jackals’ den.  A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!— a great commotion out of the north country to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals. Listen! The report is coming— a great commotion from the land of the north! It will make the towns of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals.
23 I know , LORD, that a  man’s  way of life is not his own ; no one who walks determines his own  steps.  I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. LORD, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.
24 Discipline me, LORD , but  with  justice — not in  Your  anger,  or  You will reduce me to nothing. Correct me, O LORD, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing. Discipline me, LORD, but only in due measure— not in your anger, or you will reduce me to nothing.
25 Pour out Your  wrath on  the  nations that don’t recognize  You and on  the families that don’t  call on  Your  name, for they have consumed Jacob; they have consumed  him and  finished him  off and made his  homeland desolate.  Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not, and on the peoples that call not on your name, for they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation. Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the peoples who do not call on your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured him completely and destroyed his homeland.
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