Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 10:1-9

1Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2This is what the LORD says:

“Do not learn the ways of the nationsor be terrified by the signs in the heavens,though the nations themselves are terrified by them.3For the customs of the peoples are worthless;they cut down a tree from the forest;it is shaped with a chiselby the hands of a craftsman.4They adorn it with silver and goldand fasten it with hammer and nails,so that it will not totter.

5Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,their idols cannot speak.They must be carriedbecause they cannot walk.Do not fear them, for they can do no harm,and neither can they do any good.”

6There is none like You, O LORD.You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.7Who would not fear You, O King of nations?This is Your due.For among all the wise men of the nations,and in all their kingdoms,there is none like You.

8But they are altogether senseless and foolish,instructed by worthless idols made of wood!9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish,and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsmanfrom the hands of a goldsmith.Their clothes are blue and purple,all fashioned by skilled workers.

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