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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.
Idols and the True God
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 Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at 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.
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 gold;
They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
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.”
They are upright, like a palm tree,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For they cannot do evil,
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.
Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord
(You are great, and Your name is great in might),
(You are great, and Your name is great 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?
For this is Your rightful due.
For among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
For this is Your rightful 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.
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.
Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skillful men.
It is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skillful 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 will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
Thus you shall say to them: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these 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.
He has made the earth by His power,
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
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.
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.
Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge;
Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
For his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
For his molded image is falsehood,
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 futile, a work of errors;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
In the time of their punishment they shall 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 them,
For He is the Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
The Lord of hosts is His name.
For He is the Maker of all things,
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.
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 will throw out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
That they may find it so.”
“Behold, I will throw out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
That they may find it so.”
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 for my hurt!
My wound is severe.
But I say, “Truly this is an infirmity,
And I must bear it.”
My wound is severe.
But I say, “Truly this is an infirmity,
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 plundered,
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are no more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or set up my curtains.
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are no more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or 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 dull-hearted,
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be scattered.
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be 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.
Behold, the noise of the report has come,
And a great commotion out of the north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a den of jackals.
And a great commotion out of the north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a den 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.
O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
It is not in man who walks to direct his own 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.
O Lord, correct me, but with justice;
Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.
Not in Your anger, lest You 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 fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You,
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
Devoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
Devoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.