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God and Idols
Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel.
Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel.
A Satire on Idolatry
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
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.
“Do not learn the ways of the nations
or be terrified by signs in the heavens,
though the nations are terrified by them.
Thus says the LORD,
“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;
“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;
For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
For the customs of the peoples are delusion;
Because it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Because it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
“They decorate it with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with nails and with hammers
So that it will not totter.
They fasten it with nails and with hammers
So that it will not totter.
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.”
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.”
“Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
No one is like you, Lord;
you are great,
and your name is mighty in power.
you are great,
and your name is mighty in power.
There is none like You, O LORD;
You are great, and great is Your name in might.
You are great, and great is Your name in might.
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.
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.
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
Indeed it is Your due!
For among all the wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
Indeed it is Your due!
For among all the wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
They are all senseless and foolish;
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.
But they are altogether stupid and foolish
In their discipline of delusion — their idol is wood!
In their discipline of delusion — their idol is wood!
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.
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made
is then dressed in blue and purple —
all made by skilled workers.
Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
And 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 work of skilled men.
And 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 work of skilled men.
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.
he is the living God, the eternal King.
When he is angry, the earth trembles;
the nations cannot endure his wrath.
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.
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
At His wrath the earth quakes,
And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Thus you shall say to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under 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.
he founded the world by his wisdom
and stretched 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 He has stretched out the heavens.
Who established the world by His wisdom;
And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.
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.
he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain
and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His storehouses.
And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His storehouses.
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.
every goldsmith is shamed by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;
they have no breath in them.
Every man is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols;
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols;
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
They are worthless, the objects of mockery;
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
They are worthless, a work of mockery;
In the time of their punishment they will perish.
In the time of their punishment they will perish.
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.
for he is the Maker of all things,
including Israel, the people of his inheritance —
the Lord Almighty is his name.
The portion of Jacob is not like these;
For the Maker of all is He,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
The LORD of hosts is His name.
For the Maker of all is He,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
The LORD of hosts is His name.
Coming Destruction
Gather up your belongings to leave the land,
you who live under siege.
Gather up your belongings to leave the land,
you who live under siege.
Pick up your bundle from the ground,
You who dwell under siege!
You who dwell under siege!
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.”
“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.”
For thus says the LORD,
“Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land
At this time,
And will cause them distress,
That they may be found.”
“Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land
At this time,
And will cause them distress,
That they may be found.”
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.”
My wound is incurable!
Yet I said to myself,
“This is my sickness, and I must endure it.”
Woe is me, because of my injury!
My wound is incurable.
But I said, “Truly this is a sickness,
And I must bear it.”
My wound is incurable.
But I said, “Truly this is a sickness,
And I must bear it.”
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.
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.
My tent is destroyed,
And all my ropes are broken;
My sons have gone from me and are no more.
There is no one to stretch out my tent again
Or to set up my curtains.
And all my ropes are broken;
My sons have gone from me and are no more.
There is no one to stretch out my tent again
Or to set up my curtains.
The shepherds are senseless
and do not inquire of the Lord;
so they do not prosper
and all their flock is scattered.
and do not inquire of the Lord;
so they do not prosper
and all their flock is scattered.
For the shepherds have become stupid
And have not sought the LORD;
Therefore they have not prospered,
And all their flock is scattered.
And have not sought the LORD;
Therefore they have not prospered,
And all their flock is scattered.
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.
a great commotion from the land of the north!
It will make the towns of Judah desolate,
a haunt of jackals.
The sound of a report! Behold, it comes —
A great commotion out of the land of the north —
To make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
A great commotion out of the land of the north —
To make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
Jeremiah’s Prayer
Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
it is not for them to direct their steps.
Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
it is not for them to direct their steps.
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not in himself,
Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure —
not in your anger,
or you will reduce me to nothing.
not in your anger,
or you will reduce me to nothing.
Correct me, O LORD, but with justice;
Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
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.
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.
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You
And on the families that do not call Your name;
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have devoured him and consumed him
And have laid waste his habitation.
And on the families that do not call Your name;
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have devoured him and consumed him
And have laid waste his habitation.