Jeremiah 10:1-5

1Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2Thus says the Lord, “1Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens Although the nations are terrified by them;3For the customs of the peoples are 23delusion; Because 4it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.4They 5decorate it with silver and with gold; They 6fasten it with nails and with hammers So that it will not totter.5Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they, And they 7cannot speak; They must be 8carried, Because they cannot walk! Do not fear them, For they 9can do no harm, Nor can they do any good.”