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Thussays the LORD, "Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavensAlthough the nations are terrified by them;
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"Like a scarecrow in a cucumberfield are they, And they cannotspeak; They must be carried, Because they cannotwalk! Do not fear them, For they can donoharm, Nor* can they doanygood."
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Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? Indeed it is Your due! For among all the wisemen of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is nonelike You.
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Beatensilver 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 skilledmen.
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But the LORD is the trueGod; He is the livingGod and the everlastingKing. At His wrath the earthquakes, And the nationscannotendure His indignation.
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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 makeslightning for the rain, And brings out the wind from His storehouses.
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Everyman is stupid, devoid of knowledge; Everygoldsmith is put to shame by his idols; For his moltenimages are deceitful, And there is nobreath in them.
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My tent is destroyed, And all my ropes are broken; My sons have gone from me and are nomore. There is noone to stretch out my tentagain Or to set up my curtains.
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The sound of a report! Behold, it comes - A greatcommotion out of the land of the north - To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
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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 devouredJacob; They have devoured him and consumed him And have laidwaste his habitation.