3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 10:3:1 ⧉כִּֽי־חֻקּ֥וֹתkikhukotfor statutes of Jeremiah 10:3:2 ⧉הָֽעַמִּ֖יםhaammimthe peoples Jeremiah 10:3:3 ⧉הֶ֣בֶלhevelvanity Jeremiah 10:3:4 ⧉ה֑וּאhuit is Jeremiah 10:3:5 ⧉כִּֽי־עֵץ֙kietsfor a tree Jeremiah 10:3:6 ⧉מִיַּ֣עַרmiyaarfrom a forest Jeremiah 10:3:7 ⧉כְּרָת֔וֹkeratohe has cut it down Jeremiah 10:3:8 ⧉מַעֲשֵׂ֥הmaasework of Jeremiah 10:3:9 ⧉יְדֵ֥י־חָרָ֖שׁyedekharashhands of a craftsman Jeremiah 10:3:10 ⧉בַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃bamaatsadwith the axe |
3. Formal Translation For the statutes of the peoples are vanity; for it is a tree from the forest, cut down—the work of hands of a craftsman with the axe. |
3. Dynamic Translation The customs of these nations are empty; they cut a tree from the forest, and an artisan shapes it with an axe. |