10:1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh to you, O house of Israel:
10:1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh to you, O house of Israel:
10:2 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.
10:2 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.
10:3 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 ax.
10:3 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.
10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move.
10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move.
10:5 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.
10:5 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.
10:6 Forasmuch as {there is} none like to thee, O LORD; thou {art} great, and thy name {is} great in might.
10:6 Forasmuch as {there is} none like thee, O LORD; thou {art} great, and thy name {is} great in might.
10:7 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 to thee.
10:7 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 thee.
10:8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock {is} a doctrine of vanities.
10:8 But they are altogether stupid and foolish: the stock {is} a doctrine of vanities.
10:9 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 skillful {men}.
10:9 Silver beaten into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman, and of the hands of the goldsmith: blue and purple {is} their clothing: they {are} all the work of skilful {men}.
10:10 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.
10:10 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.
10:11 Thus shall ye say to them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, {even} they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
10:11 Thus shall ye say to them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, {even} they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
10:12 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.
10:12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
10:13 When he uttereth his voice, {there is} a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
10:13 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.
10:14 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.
10:14 Every man is stupid in {his} knowledge: every goldsmith is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image {is} falsehood, and {there is} no breath in them.
10:15 They {are} vanity, {and} the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
10:15 They {are} vanity, {and} the work of errors: in the time of their punishment they shall perish.
10:16 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.
10:16 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.
10:17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
10:17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
10:18 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}.
10:18 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}.
10:19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this {is} a grief, and I must bear it.
10:19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this {is} a grief, and I must bear it.
10:20 My tabernacle is laid waste, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone from me, and they {are} not: {there is} none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
10:20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they {are} not: {there is} none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
10:21 For the pastors have become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
10:21 For the pastors have become stupid, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
10:22 Behold, the sound of the noise is come, and a great commotion from the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, {and} a den of dragons.
10:22 Behold, the sound of a rumour is come, and a great commotion from the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, {and} a den of dragons.
10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man {is} not in himself: {it is} not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man {is} not in himself: {it is} not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
10:24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
10:24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
10:25 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.
10:25 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.
10:1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh to you, O house of Israel:
10:2 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.
10:2 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.
10:3 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 ax.
10:3 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.
10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move.
10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move.
10:5 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.
10:5 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.
10:6 Forasmuch as {there is} none like to thee, O LORD; thou {art} great, and thy name {is} great in might.
10:6 Forasmuch as {there is} none like thee, O LORD; thou {art} great, and thy name {is} great in might.
10:7 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 to thee.
10:7 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 thee.
10:8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock {is} a doctrine of vanities.
10:8 But they are altogether stupid and foolish: the stock {is} a doctrine of vanities.
10:9 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 skillful {men}.
10:9 Silver beaten into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman, and of the hands of the goldsmith: blue and purple {is} their clothing: they {are} all the work of skilful {men}.
10:10 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.
10:10 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.
10:11 Thus shall ye say to them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, {even} they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
10:11 Thus shall ye say to them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, {even} they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
10:12 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.
10:12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
10:13 When he uttereth his voice, {there is} a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
10:13 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.
10:14 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.
10:14 Every man is stupid in {his} knowledge: every goldsmith is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image {is} falsehood, and {there is} no breath in them.
10:15 They {are} vanity, {and} the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
10:15 They {are} vanity, {and} the work of errors: in the time of their punishment they shall perish.
10:16 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.
10:16 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.
10:17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
10:17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
10:18 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}.
10:18 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}.
10:19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this {is} a grief, and I must bear it.
10:19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this {is} a grief, and I must bear it.
10:20 My tabernacle is laid waste, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone from me, and they {are} not: {there is} none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
10:20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they {are} not: {there is} none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
10:21 For the pastors have become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
10:21 For the pastors have become stupid, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
10:22 Behold, the sound of the noise is come, and a great commotion from the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, {and} a den of dragons.
10:22 Behold, the sound of a rumour is come, and a great commotion from the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, {and} a den of dragons.
10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man {is} not in himself: {it is} not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man {is} not in himself: {it is} not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
10:24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
10:24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
10:25 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.
10:25 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.
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