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