14 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame
by his carved image,(A)
for his cast images are a lie;(B)
there is no breath in them.(C)
15 They are worthless, a work to be mocked.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.(D)
16 Jacob’s Portion[a] is not like these
because he is the one who formed all things.(E)
Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;(F)
the Lord of Armies is his name.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:16 = the Lord

14 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame
by his carved image,(A)
for his cast images are a lie;(B)
there is no breath in them.(C)
15 They are worthless, a work to be mocked.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.(D)
16 Jacob’s Portion[a] is not like these
because He is the One who formed all things.(E)
Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;(F)
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:16 = the Lord