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Jeremiah 10:3
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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.
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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.
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They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
For the customsH2708 of the peopleH5971 are vainH1892: for one cuttethH3772 a treeH6086 out of the forestH3293, the workH4639 of the handsH3027 of the workmanH2796, with the axeH4621.
Original Hebrew
כִּי־חֻקֹּות הָעַמִּים הֶבֶל הוּא כִּי־עֵץ מִיַּעַר כְּרָתֹו מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי־חָרָשׁ בַּמַּעֲצָד׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | for |
חֻקּ֥וֹת |
chu.Kot | H2708 | HNcbpc | (the) customs of |
הָֽ/עַמִּ֖ים |
ha./'a.Mim | H5971 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ peoples |
הֶ֣בֶל |
He.vel | H1892 | HNcmsa | (is) futility |
ה֑וּא |
Hu' | H1931 | HPp3ms | it |
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | for |
עֵץ֙ |
'etz | H6086 | HNcmsa | a tree |
מִ/יַּ֣עַר |
mi./Ya.'ar | H3293 | HR/Ncmsa | from/ a forest |
כְּרָת֔/וֹ |
ke.ra.T/o | H3772 | HVqp3ms/Sp3ms | someone has cut down/ it |
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה |
ma.'a.Seh | H4639 | HNcmsc | (the) work of |
יְדֵ֥י |
ye.Dei- | H3027 | HNcbdc | (the) hands of |
חָרָ֖שׁ |
cha.Rash | H2796 | HNcmsa | a craftsman |
בַּֽ/מַּעֲצָֽד |
Ba./ma.'a.Tzad | H4621 | HRd/Ncmsa | with (the)/ tool |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1892 — הֶבֶל (hebel, heh'bel): or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל; from הָבַל; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb; [idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.
- H2708 — חֻקָּה (chuqqâh, khook-kaw'): feminine of חֹק, and meaning substantially the same; {an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}; appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
- H2796 — חָרָשׁ (chârâsh, khaw-rawsh'): from חָרַשׁ; a fabricator or any material; artificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.
- H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
- H3293 — יַעַר (yaʻar, yah'-ar): from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees); (honey-) comb, forest, wood.
- H3772 — כָּרַת (kârath, kaw-rath'): a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces); be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.
- H4621 — מַעֲצָד (maʻătsâd, mah-ats-awd'): from an unused root meaning to hew; an axe; ax, tongs.
- H4639 — מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh, mah-as-eh'): from עָשָׂה; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property; act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.
- H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
- H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- customs — Leviticus 18:30, 1 Kings 18:26-28, Jeremiah 2:5, Jeremiah 10:8, Matthew 6:7, Romans 1:21, 1 Peter 1:18
- one — Isaiah 40:19-31, Isaiah 44:9-20, Isaiah 45:20, Hosea 8:4-6, Habakkuk 2:18-19
Reciprocal references (27): Exodus 20:4, Exodus 23:19, Leviticus 26:1, Deuteronomy 4:28, Judges 17:3, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:29, 2 Kings 19:18, 2 Chronicles 32:19, Psalms 96:5, Psalms 115:4, Psalms 135:15, Isaiah 36:18, Isaiah 37:19, Isaiah 40:20, Isaiah 41:7, Isaiah 44:12, Isaiah 44:14, Isaiah 46:6, Hosea 8:6, Acts 14:15, Acts 16:21, Acts 17:22, Acts 19:26, Galatians 4:8, Revelation 9:20
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: FALSE WORSHIP, FORESTS
- Nave’s: GENTILES, IDOLATRY
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