Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:3

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.