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Idolatry Brings Destruction
Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O Israel!
Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O Israel!
Idols and the Living God
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
This is what the LORD says:
“Do not act like the other nations,
who try to read their future in the stars.
Do not be afraid of their predictions,
even though other nations are terrified by them.
“Do not act like the other nations,
who try to read their future in the stars.
Do not be afraid of their predictions,
even though other 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,
“Learn not the way of the nations,
nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens
because the nations are dismayed at them,
Their ways are futile and foolish.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
They decorate it with gold and silver
and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails
so it won’t fall over.
and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails
so it won’t fall over.
They decorate it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
Their gods are like
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”
LORD, there is no one like you!
For you are great, and your name is full of power.
For you are great, and your name is full of power.
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 would not fear you, O King of nations?
That title belongs to you alone!
Among all the wise people of the earth
and in all the kingdoms of the world,
there is no one like you.
That title belongs to you alone!
Among all the wise people of the earth
and in all the kingdoms of the world,
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.
For this is your due;
for among all the wise ones of the nations
and in all their kingdoms
there is none like you.
People who worship idols are stupid and foolish.
The things they worship are made of wood!
The things they worship are made of wood!
They are both stupid and foolish;
the instruction of idols is but wood!
the instruction of idols is but wood!
They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish
and gold from Uphaz,
and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen
who make their idols.
Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes
made by expert tailors.
and gold from Uphaz,
and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen
who make their idols.
Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes
made by expert tailors.
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.
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.
But the LORD is the only true God.
He is the living God and the everlasting King!
The whole earth trembles at his anger.
The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.
He is the living God and the everlasting King!
The whole earth trembles at his anger.
The nations cannot stand up to 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.
But the LORD made the earth by his power,
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
With his own understanding
he stretched out the heavens.
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
With his own understanding
he stretched out the heavens.
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.
who established the world by his wisdom,
and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
When he speaks in the thunder,
the heavens roar with rain.
He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses.
the heavens roar with rain.
He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases 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.
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.
The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.
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.
every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
and there is no breath in them.
Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
They are worthless, a work of delusion;
at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
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.
for he is the one who formed all things,
and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
the Lord of hosts is his name.
Pack your bags and prepare to leave;
the siege is about to begin.
the siege is about to begin.
Gather up your bundle from the ground,
O you who dwell under siege!
O you who dwell under siege!
For this is what the LORD says:
“Suddenly, I will fling out
all you who live in this land.
I will pour great troubles upon you,
and at last you will feel my anger.”
“Suddenly, I will fling out
all you who live in this land.
I will pour great troubles upon you,
and at last you will feel my anger.”
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.”
“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.”
My wound is severe,
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
but I must bear it.
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
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.”
My wound is grievous.
But I said, “Truly this is an affliction,
and I must bear it.”
My home is gone,
and no one is left to help me rebuild it.
My children have been taken away,
and I will never see them again.
and no one is left to help me rebuild it.
My children have been taken away,
and I will never see them again.
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.
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.
The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.
They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.
For the shepherds are stupid
and do not inquire of the Lord;
therefore they have not prospered,
and all their flock is scattered.
and do not inquire of the Lord;
therefore they have not prospered,
and all their flock is scattered.
Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies
as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
and become a haunt for jackals.
Jeremiah’s Prayer
as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
and become a haunt for jackals.
Jeremiah’s Prayer
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.
a great commotion out of the north country
to make the cities of Judah a desolation,
a lair of jackals.
I know, LORD, that our lives are not our own.
We are not able to plan our own course.
We are not able to plan our own course.
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.
that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
So correct me, LORD, but please be gentle.
Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
Correct me, O Lord, but in 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 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.
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.