Jeremiah 10:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		כִּֽי	h3588
1	For the customs	חֻקּ֥וֹת	h2708
2	of the people	הָֽעַמִּ֖ים	h5971
3	are vain	הֶ֣בֶל	h1892
4		ה֑וּא	h1931
5		כִּֽי	h3588
6	a tree	עֵץ֙	h6086
7	out of the forest	מִיַּ֣עַר	h3293
8	for one cutteth	כְּרָת֔וֹ	h3772
9	the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה	h4639
10	of the hands	יְדֵ֥י	h3027
11	of the workman	חָרָ֖שׁ	h2796
12	with the axe	בַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃	h4621

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For that which is feared by the people is foolish: it is the work of the hands of the workman; for a tree is cut down by him out of the woods with his axe.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For the statutes of the peoples are vanity; for [it is] a tree cut out of the forest, worked with a chisel by the hands of the artizan;

World English Bible (WEB)

For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe,