1
Hear ye the
word which the
LORD speaketh unto you, O
house of
Israel:
~,kyel][ h'wh.y r,BiD r,v]a r'b'D;h -t,a .W[.miv ? lea'r.fIy tyeB
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.
.Wd'm.liT -l;a ~Iyw{G;h .$,r,D -l,a h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? .WT;xey -yiK .WT'xeT -l;a ~Iy;m'V;h tw{t{aem.W ? h'Mehem ~Iyw{G;h
3
For the
customs of the
people are
vain: for one
cutteth a
tree out of the
forest, the
work of the
hands of the
workman, with the
axe.
r;[;Yim #e[ -yiK a.Wh l,b,h ~yiM;['h tw{QUx -yiK ? d'c][;M;B v'r'x -yed.y hef][;m w{t'r.K
4
They
deck it with
silver and with
gold; they
fasten it with
nails and with
hammers, that it
move not.
tw{b'Q;m.b.W tw{r.m.s;m.B .WheP;y.y b'h'z.b.W @,s,k.B ? qyip'y aw{l.w ~.Wq.Z;x.y
5
They are
upright as the palm
tree, but
speak not: they must
needs be
borne, because they cannot
go. Be not
afraid of them; for they cannot do
evil, neither also is it in them to do
good.
a.Wf'NIy aw{f'n .WreB;d.y a{l.w h'Meh h'v.qim r,m{t.K ? a{l -yiK ~,hem .Wa.ryiT -l;a .Wd'[.cIy a{l yiK ? ~'tw{a !yea byejyeh -m;g.w .W[er'y
6
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O
LORD; thou art
great, and thy
name is
great in
might.
'$.miv lw{d'g.w h'T;a lw{d'G h'wh.y '$w{m'K !yeaem ? h'r.Wb.giB
7
Who would not
fear thee, O
King of
nations? for to thee doth it
appertain: forasmuch as among all the
wise men of the
nations, and in all their
kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
h't'a'y '$.l yiK ~Iyw{G;h .$,l,m '$]a'rIy a{l yim ? ~'t.Wk.l;m -l'k.b.W ~Iyw{G;h yem.k;x -l'k.b yiK ? '$w{m'K !yeaem
8
But they are
altogether brutish and
foolish: the
stock is a
doctrine of
vanities.
#e[ ~yil'b]h r;s.Wm .Wl's.kIy.w .Wr][.bIy t;x;a.b.W ? a.Wh
9
Silver spread into
plates is
brought from
Tarshish, and
gold from
Uphaz, the
work of the
workman, and of the
hands of the
founder:
blue and
purple is their
clothing: they are all the
work of
cunning men.
z'p.Waem b'h'z.w a'b.Wy vyiv.r;Tim ['QUr.m @,s,K ? !'m'G.r;a.w t,lek.T @erw{c yedyiw v'r'x hef][;m ? ~'LUK ~yim'k]x hef][;m ~'v.Wb.l
10
But the
LORD is the
true God, he is the
living God, and an
everlasting king: at his
wrath the
earth shall
tremble, and the
nations shall not be able to
abide his
indignation.
~yiY;x ~yih{l/a -a.Wh t,m/a ~yih{l/a h'why;w ? .Wlik'y -a{l.w #,r'a'h v;[.riT w{P.ciQim ~'lw{[ .$,l,m.W ? w{m.[;z ~Iyw{g
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.
a'Y;m.v -yiD a'Y;h'l/a ~w{h.l !.Wr.maeT h'n.diK ? tw{x.T -nim.W a'[.r;aem .Wd;baey .Wd;b][ a'l a'q.r;a.w ? h,Lea a'Y;m.v
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.
w{t'n.Wb.tib.W w{t'm.k'x.B lebeT !yikem w{x{k.B #,r,a hef{[ ? ~Iy'm'v h'j'n
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.
~yiaif.n h,l][;Y;w ~Iy;m'V;B ~Iy;m !w{m]h w{TiT lw{q.l ? ;x.Wr aecw{Y;w h'f'[ r'j'M;l ~yiq'r.B #,r,a hec.qim ? wy't{r.c{aem
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.
@erw{c -l'K vyib{h t;[;Dim ~'d'a -l'K r;[.bin ? ~'B ;x.Wr -a{l.w w{K.sin r,q,v yiK l,s'Pim
15
They are
vanity, and the
work of
errors: in the
time of their
visitation they shall
perish.
.Wdeba{y ~'t'DUq.P te[.B ~yi[UT.[;T hef][;m h'Meh l,b,h
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.
l{K;h recw{y -yiK b{q][;y q,lex h,Lea.k -a{l ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y w{t'l]x;n j,bev lea'r.fIy.w a.Wh ? w{m.v
17
Gather
up thy
wares out of the
land, O
inhabitant of the
fortress.
rw{c'M;B yiT.b;v{y .$et'[.niK #,r,aem yiP.sia
18
For thus
saith the
LORD, Behold, I will
sling out the
inhabitants of the
land at this
once, and will
distress them, that they may
find it so.
yeb.vw{y -t,a ;[elw{q yin.nih h'wh.y r;m'a h{k -yiK ? !;[;m.l ~,h'l yitw{rec]h;w ta{Z;h ~;[;P;B #,r'a'h ? .Wa'c.mIy
19
Woe is me for my
hurt! my
wound is
grievous: but I
said,
Truly this is a
grief, and I must
bear it.
yin]a;w yit'K;m h'l.x;n yir.biv<07667!> -l;[ yil yw{a ? .WN,a'F,a.w yil\x h,z .$;a yiT.r;m'a
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.
yinUa'c.y y;n'B .Wq'Tin y;r'tyem -l'k.w d'DUv yil\h'a ? y'tw{[yir.y ~yiqem.W yil\h'a dw{[ h,j{n -nyea ~'nyea.w
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.
.Wv'r'd a{l h'wh.y -t,a.w ~yi[{r'h .Wr][.bin yiK ? h'cw{p'n ~'tyi[.r;m -l'k.w .WlyiK.fih a{l !eK -l;[
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.
#,r,aem lw{d'G v;[;r.w h'a'b heNih h'[.Wm.v lw{q ? !w{[.m h'm'm.v h'd.Wh.y yer'[ -t,a ~.Wf'l !w{p'c ? ~yiN;T
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.
vyia.l -a{l w{K.r;D ~'d'a'l a{l yiK h'wh.y yiT.[;d'y ? w{d][;c -t,a !yik'h.w .$el{h
24
O
LORD, correct me, but with
judgment; not in thine
anger, lest thou bring me to
nothing.
yineji[.m;T -n,P '$.P;a.B -l;a j'P.vim.B -.k;a h'wh.y yiner.S;y
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.
'$.W['d.y -a{l r,v]a ~Iyw{G;h -l;[ '$.t'm]x .${p.v ? .Wl.k'a -yiK .Wa'r'q a{l '$.miv.B r,v]a tw{x'P.vim l;[.w ? .Whew'n -t,a.w .WhUL;k.y;w .WhUl'k]a;w b{q][;y -t,a ? .WM;veh