Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:2–3

²This is what the LORD says:

“Do not learn the ways of the nations

or be terrified by the signs in the heavens,

though the nations themselves are terrified by them.

³For the customs of the peoples are worthless;

they cut down a tree from the forest;

it is shaped with a chisel

by the hands of a craftsman.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
learn	תִּלְמָ֔דוּ	til·mā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
the ways	דֶּ֤רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֙	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
or be terrified	תֵּחָ֑תּוּ	tê·ḥāt·tū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
by the signs	וּמֵאֹת֥וֹת	ū·mê·’ō·ṯō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H226 sign
in the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֖ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
are terrified	יֵחַ֥תּוּ	yê·ḥat·tū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
by them	מֵהֵֽמָּה׃	mê·hêm·māh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the customs	חֻקּ֥וֹת	ḥuq·qō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
of the peoples	הָֽעַמִּ֖ים	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
are worthless	הֶ֣בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
they cut down	כְּרָת֔וֹ	kə·rā·ṯōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a tree	עֵץ֙	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
from the forest	מִיַּ֣עַר	mî·ya·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
it is shaped	מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
with a chisel	בַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃	bam·ma·‘ă·ṣāḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4621 axe
by the hands	יְדֵ֥י־	yə·ḏê-	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of a craftsman	חָרָ֖שׁ	ḥā·rāš	Noun - masculine singular	H2796 graver, artificer

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 10:2 Leviticus 20:23 · Leviticus 18:3 · Luke 21:25–28 · Ezekiel 20:32 · Deuteronomy 12:30–31 · Isaiah 47:12–14

Jeremiah 10:3 1 Peter 1:18 · Isaiah 44:9–20 · Leviticus 18:30 · Jeremiah 10:8 · Romans 1:21 · Isaiah 45:20 · Matthew 6:7 · 1 Kings 18:26–28 · Hosea 8:4–6 · Habakkuk 2:18–19 · Jeremiah 2:5 · Isaiah 40:19–31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.