12 It is (A)He who made the earth by His power,
Who (B)established the world by His wisdom;
And by His understanding He has (C)stretched out the heavens.
13 When He utters His (D)voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens,
And He makes the (E)clouds ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the (F)wind from His storehouses.
14 Every person is (G)stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
For his cast metal images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
15 They are (H)worthless, a work of mockery;
At the (I)time of their punishment they will perish.
16 The (J)Portion of Jacob is not like these;
For He is the [a](K)Maker of everything,
And (L)Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
The (M)Lord of armies is His name.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:16 Lit Fashioner

12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(E) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(F) with the rain(G)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(H)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(I) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(J)
    they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(K) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 He who is the Portion(L) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,(M)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(N)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.(O)

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15 It is (A)He who made the earth by His power,
Who established the world by His wisdom,
And by His understanding He (B)stretched out the heavens.
16 When He utters His (C)voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens,
And He makes the (D)clouds ascend from the end of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings out (E)wind from His storehouses.
17 (F)Every person is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his [a]idols,
For his cast metal images are (G)deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
18 They are (H)worthless, a work of mockery;
At the time of their punishment they will perish.
19 The (I)portion of Jacob is not like these;
For He is the [b]Maker of everything,
And of the [c]tribe of His inheritance;
The (J)Lord of armies is His name.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:17 Or images
  2. Jeremiah 51:19 Lit Fashioner
  3. Jeremiah 51:19 Or scepter; cf. Num 24:17

15 “He made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(A)
    and stretched(B) out the heavens by his understanding.(C)
16 When he thunders,(D) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain(E)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(F)

17 “Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(G)
    they have no breath in them.
18 They are worthless,(H) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.
19 He who is the Portion(I) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,
including the people of his inheritance(J)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.

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