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120 lines
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Idols and the Living God
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# Chapter 10
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1. Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
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2. Thus says the LORD:
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"Learn not the way of the nations,
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nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens
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because the nations are dismayed at them,
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3. for the customs of the peoples are vanity.
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A tree from the forest is cut down
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and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
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4. They decorate it with silver and gold;
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they fasten it with hammer and nails
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so that it cannot move.
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5. Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
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and they cannot speak;
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they have to be carried,
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for they cannot walk.
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Do not be afraid of them,
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for they cannot do evil,
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neither is it in them to do good."
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6. There is none like you, O LORD;
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you are great, and your name is great in might.
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7. Who would not fear you, O King of the nations?
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For this is your due;
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for among all the wise ones of the nations
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and in all their kingdoms
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there is none like you.
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8. They are both stupid and foolish;
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the instruction of idols is but wood!
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9. Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
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and gold from Uphaz.
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They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;
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their clothing is violet and purple;
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they are all the work of skilled men.
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10. But the LORD is the true God;
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he is the living God and the everlasting King.
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At his wrath the earth quakes,
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and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
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11. Thus shall you say to them: "The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens."
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12. It is he who made the earth by his power,
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who established the world by his wisdom,
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and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
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13. When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
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and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
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He makes lightning for the rain,
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and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
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14. Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
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every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
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for his images are false,
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and there is no breath in them.
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15. They are worthless, a work of delusion;
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at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
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16. Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob,
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for he is the one who formed all things,
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and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
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the LORD of hosts is his name.
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17. Gather up your bundle from the ground,
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O you who dwell under siege!
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18. For thus says the LORD:
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"Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land
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at this time,
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and I will bring distress on them,
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that they may feel it."
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19. Woe is me because of my hurt!
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My wound is grievous.
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But I said, "Truly this is an affliction,
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and I must bear it."
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20. My tent is destroyed,
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and all my cords are broken;
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my children have gone from me,
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and they are not;
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there is no one to spread my tent again
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and to set up my curtains.
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21. For the shepherds are stupid
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and do not inquire of the LORD;
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therefore they have not prospered,
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and all their flock is scattered.
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22. A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!--
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a great commotion out of the north country
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to make the cities of Judah a desolation,
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a lair of jackals.
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23. I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself,
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that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
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24. Correct me, O LORD, but in justice;
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not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
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25. Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not,
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and on the peoples that call not on your name,
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for they have devoured Jacob;
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they have devoured him and consumed him,
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and have laid waste his habitation.
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