耶利米书 10:3
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.
Context
This verse from 耶利米书 Chapter 10 connects to 10 cross-references. 各支派中的逃城：六座（约旦河两岸各三座）供无意误杀人者逃进，直到大祭司死后方可离开。另外四十二座城给利未人。证人作证的律法：无人可因单独一位证人的供词而被处死。
其他译本
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.
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,
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.
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