Jeremiah 10
New American Standard Bible 1995
A Satire on Idolatry
10 Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord,
“(A)Do not learn the way of the nations,
And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens
Although the nations are terrified by them;
3 For the customs of the peoples are [a](B)delusion;
Because (C)it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4 “They (D)decorate it with silver and with gold;
They (E)fasten it with nails and with hammers
So that it will not totter.
5 “Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they (F)cannot speak;
They must be (G)carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they (H)can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
6 (I)There is none like You, O Lord;
You are (J)great, and great is Your name in might.
7 (K)Who would not fear You, O (L)King of the nations?
Indeed it is Your due!
For among all the (M)wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
8 But they are altogether (N)stupid and foolish
In their discipline of [b]delusion—[c]their idol is wood!
9 Beaten (O)silver is brought from (P)Tarshish,
And (Q)gold from Uphaz,
The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the (R)work of skilled men.
10 But the Lord is the (S)true God;
He is the (T)living God and the (U)everlasting King.
At His wrath the (V)earth quakes,
And the nations cannot (W)endure His indignation.
11 [d]Thus you shall say to them, “The (X)gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will (Y)perish from the earth and from under the [e]heavens.”
12 It is (Z)He who made the earth by His power,
Who (AA)established the world by His wisdom;
And by His understanding He has (AB)stretched out the heavens.
13 When He utters His (AC)voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
And He causes the (AD)clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the (AE)wind from His storehouses.
14 Every man is (AF)stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his [f]idols;
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
15 They are (AG)worthless, a work of mockery;
In the (AH)time of their punishment they will perish.
16 The (AI)portion of Jacob is not like these;
For the [g](AJ)Maker of all is He,
And (AK)Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
The (AL)Lord of hosts is His name.
17 (AM)Pick up your bundle from the ground,
You who dwell under siege!
18 For thus says the Lord,
“Behold, I am (AN)slinging out the inhabitants of the land
At this time,
And will cause them distress,
That they may [h]be found.”
19 (AO)Woe is me, because of my [i]injury!
My (AP)wound is incurable.
But I said, “Truly this is a sickness,
And I (AQ)must bear it.”
20 My (AR)tent is destroyed,
And all my ropes are broken;
My (AS)sons have gone from me and are no more.
There is (AT)no one to stretch out my tent again
Or to set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become stupid
And (AU)have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they have not prospered,
And (AV)all their flock is scattered.
22 The sound of a (AW)report! Behold, it comes—
A great commotion (AX)out of the land of the north—
To (AY)make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
23 I know, O Lord, that (AZ)a man’s way is not in himself,
(BA)Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
24 (BB)Correct me, O Lord, but with justice;
Not with Your anger, or You will [j]bring me to nothing.
25 (BC)Pour out Your wrath on the nations that (BD)do not know You
And on the families that (BE)do not call Your name;
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have (BF)devoured him and consumed him
And have laid waste his [k]habitation.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:3 Lit vanity
- Jeremiah 10:8 Lit vanities, or idols
- Jeremiah 10:8 Lit it is
- Jeremiah 10:11 This verse is in Aram
- Jeremiah 10:11 Or these heavens
- Jeremiah 10:14 Or graven image
- Jeremiah 10:16 Lit Fashioner
- Jeremiah 10:18 Lit find
- Jeremiah 10:19 Lit breaking
- Jeremiah 10:24 Lit diminish me
- Jeremiah 10:25 Or pasture
Jeremiah 10
King James Version
10 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.
Jeremías 10
La Biblia de las Américas
Los dioses falsos y el Dios verdadero
10 Oíd la palabra que el Señor os habla, oh casa de Israel. 2 Así dice el Señor:
El camino de las naciones(A) no aprendáis,
ni de las señales de los cielos os aterroricéis,
aunque las naciones les tengan terror.
3 Porque las costumbres de los pueblos son vanidad(B);
pues un leño del bosque es cortado,
lo trabajan las manos de un artífice con la azuela(C);
4 con plata y oro lo adornan(D),
con clavos y martillos lo aseguran
para que no se mueva(E).
5 Como los espantapájaros de un pepinar,
sus ídolos[a] no hablan(F);
tienen que ser transportados,
porque no andan(G).
No les tengáis miedo,
porque no pueden hacer ningún mal,
ni tampoco hacer bien alguno(H).
6 No hay nadie como tú, oh Señor(I);
grande eres tú, y grande es tu nombre en poderío(J).
7 ¿Quién no te temerá, oh Rey de las naciones(K)?
Porque esto se te debe.
Porque entre todos los sabios de las naciones,
y en todos sus reinos(L),
no hay nadie como tú(M).
8 Mas ellos a una son torpes y necios(N)
en su enseñanza de vanidades[b], pues su ídolo es un leño.
9 Plata(O) laminada es traída de Tarsis(P)
y oro de Ufaz(Q),
obra de un artífice y de manos de un orfebre;
su vestido es de violeta y púrpura;
todo ello obra de peritos(R).
10 Pero el Señor es el Dios verdadero(S);
Él es el Dios vivo(T) y el Rey eterno(U).
Ante su enojo tiembla la tierra(V),
y las naciones son impotentes ante su indignación(W).
11 [c]Así les diréis: Los dioses que no hicieron los cielos(X) ni la tierra, perecerán de la tierra(Y) y de debajo de los[d] cielos.
12 Él es el que hizo la tierra(Z) con su poder,
el que estableció el mundo(AA) con su sabiduría,
y con su inteligencia extendió los cielos(AB).
13 Cuando Él emite su voz, hay estruendo de aguas(AC) en los cielos;
Él hace subir las nubes(AD) desde los extremos de la tierra,
hace los relámpagos para la lluvia
y saca el viento de sus depósitos(AE).
14 Todo hombre es torpe, falto de conocimiento;
todo orfebre se avergüenza de su ídolo[e];
porque engañosas son sus imágenes fundidas,
y no hay aliento en ellas(AF).
15 Vanidad son(AG), obra ridícula,
en el tiempo de su castigo perecerán(AH).
16 No es como esta la porción de Jacob(AI);
porque Él es el Hacedor[f] de todo(AJ),
e Israel es la tribu de su heredad(AK);
el Señor de los ejércitos es su nombre(AL).
17 Recoge del suelo tus pertenencias,
tú que moras sitiada(AM).
18 Porque así dice el Señor:
He aquí, en esta ocasión, tiro con honda(AN) a los habitantes de la tierra,
y los afligiré
para que me puedan hallar.
19 ¡Ay de mí(AO), por mi quebranto!
Mi herida(AP) es incurable.
Mas yo me dije: De cierto esta es una enfermedad,
y debo soportarla(AQ).
20 Mi tienda está destruida(AR),
y todas mis cuerdas rotas;
mis hijos me han abandonado y no queda ninguno(AS).
No hay quien(AT) plante de nuevo mi tienda
ni coloque mis cortinas.
21 Porque los pastores se han entorpecido
y no han buscado al Señor(AU);
por tanto, no prosperaron,
y todo su rebaño se ha dispersado(AV).
22 ¡Se oye un rumor(AW)! He aquí, viene
una gran conmoción desde la tierra del norte(AX),
para convertir las ciudades de Judá
en desolación, en guarida de chacales(AY).
23 Yo sé, oh Señor, que no depende del hombre su camino(AZ),
ni de quien anda el dirigir sus pasos(BA).
24 Repréndeme, oh Señor, pero con justicia,
no con tu ira(BB), no sea que me reduzcas a nada.
25 Derrama furor sobre las naciones que no te conocen(BC),
y sobre los linajes que no invocan tu nombre(BD);
porque han devorado a Jacob,
lo han devorado y lo han consumido,
y han asolado su morada[g](BE).
Footnotes
- Jeremías 10:5 Lit., ellos
- Jeremías 10:8 O, ídolos
- Jeremías 10:11 Este vers. está escrito en arameo
- Jeremías 10:11 O, estos
- Jeremías 10:14 O, su imagen tallada
- Jeremías 10:16 Lit., Diseñador
- Jeremías 10:25 O, pastizal
Jeremiah 10
New King James Version
Idols and the True God
10 Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
2 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the peoples are [a]futile;
For (B)one cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
4 They decorate it with silver and gold;
They (C)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
5 They are upright, like a palm tree,
And (D)they cannot speak;
They must be (E)carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For (F)they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
6 Inasmuch as there is none (G)like You, O Lord
(You are great, and Your name is great in might),
7 (H)Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For this is Your rightful due.
For (I)among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
8 But they are altogether (J)dull-hearted and foolish;
A wooden idol is a [b]worthless doctrine.
9 Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And (K)gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all (L)the work of skillful men.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
He is (M)the living God and the (N)everlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
11 Thus you shall say to them: (O)“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth (P)shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
12 He (Q)has made the earth by His power,
He has (R)established the world by His wisdom,
And (S)has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
13 (T)When He utters His voice,
There is a [c]multitude of waters in the heavens:
(U)“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.”
14 (V)Everyone is (W)dull-hearted, without knowledge;
(X)Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
(Y)For his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
15 They are futile, a work of errors;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
16 (Z)The Portion of Jacob is not like them,
For He is the Maker of all things,
And (AA)Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
(AB)The Lord of hosts is His name.
The Coming Captivity of Judah
18 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will (AD)throw out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
(AE)That they may find it so.”
19 (AF)Woe is me for my hurt!
My wound is severe.
But I say, (AG)“Truly this is an infirmity,
And (AH)I must bear it.”
20 (AI)My tent is plundered,
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are (AJ)no more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become dull-hearted,
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be (AK)scattered.
22 Behold, the noise of the report has come,
And a great commotion out of the (AL)north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a (AM)den of jackals.
23 O Lord, I know the (AN)way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
24 O Lord, (AO)correct me, but with justice;
Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.
25 (AP)Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, (AQ)who do not know You,
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
(AR)Devoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:3 Lit. vanity
- Jeremiah 10:8 vain teaching
- Jeremiah 10:13 Or noise
- Jeremiah 10:17 Or you who dwell under siege
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