14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 10:14:1 ⧉נִבְעַ֤רnivaris brutish or is stupid Jeremiah 10:14:2 ⧉כָּל־אָדָם֙koladamevery man or every human Jeremiah 10:14:3 ⧉מִדַּ֔עַתmiddaatfrom knowledge Jeremiah 10:14:4 ⧉הֹבִ֥ישׁhovishis put to shame Jeremiah 10:14:5 ⧉כָּל־צוֹרֵ֖ףkoltsorefevery goldsmith or every metal-worker Jeremiah 10:14:6 ⧉מִפָּ֑סֶלmippaselbecause of an idol or from an idol Jeremiah 10:14:7 ⧉כִּ֛יkifor or because Jeremiah 10:14:8 ⧉שֶׁ֥קֶרshekera lie or falsehood Jeremiah 10:14:9 ⧉נִסְכּ֖וֹniskohis cast image or his poured image Jeremiah 10:14:10 ⧉וְלֹא־ר֥וּחַveloruakhand no breath or and no spirit Jeremiah 10:14:11 ⧉בָּֽם׃bamin them |
14. Formal Translation Every man has become foolish and without knowledge; every smith is put to shame because of the carved idol, for its molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. |
14. Dynamic Translation People prove senseless and without understanding in what they think they know; every metalworker is shamed by the idol he makes, for his molten image is simply a lie, and there is no life in them. |