Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:3–5

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.

⁴They adorn it with silver and gold

and fasten it with hammer and nails,

so that it will not totter.

⁵Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,

their idols cannot speak.

They must be carried

because they cannot walk.

Do not fear them, for they can do no harm,

and neither can they do any good.”

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Jeremiah 10:3

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

Jeremiah 10:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They adorn it	יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ	yə·yap·pê·hū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3302 be fair, beautiful
with silver	בְּכֶ֥סֶף	bə·ḵe·sep̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	וּבְזָהָ֖ב	ū·ḇə·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and fasten it	יְחַזְּק֖וּם	yə·ḥaz·zə·qūm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
with hammer	וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת	ū·ḇə·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4717 perforatrix, hammer, piercing
and nails	בְּמַסְמְר֧וֹת	bə·mas·mə·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H4548 nail
so that it will not	וְל֥וֹא	wə·lō·w	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
totter	יָפִֽיק׃	yā·p̄îq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6328 reel, totter

Jeremiah 10:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like scarecrows	כְּתֹ֨מֶר	kə·ṯō·mer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8560 palm-tree, post
in a cucumber patch	מִקְשָׁ֥ה	miq·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4750 place, field, of cucumbers
their idols	הֵ֙מָּה֙	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
speak	יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ	yə·ḏab·bê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
They must be carried	נָשׂ֥וֹא	nā·śō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5375 lift, take, carry
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they cannot	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walk	יִצְעָ֑דוּ	yiṣ·‘ā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6805 step, march
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
fear	תִּֽירְא֤וּ	tî·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3372 fear
them	מֵהֶם֙	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they can do no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
harm	יָרֵ֔עוּ	yā·rê·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
and	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
neither can they	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
do any good	הֵיטֵ֖יב	hê·ṭêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing

Cross-references

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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

Jeremiah 10:4 Isaiah 46:7 · Isaiah 40:19–20 · Psalm 135:15 · Psalm 115:4 · Isaiah 41:6–7 · Isaiah 44:12

Jeremiah 10:5 Isaiah 46:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:2 · Psalm 115:5–8 · Isaiah 41:23–24 · Habakkuk 2:19 · 1 Corinthians 8:4 · Isaiah 46:1 · Revelation 13:14–15 · Psalm 135:16–18 · Isaiah 44:9–10 · Isaiah 45:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.