Jeremiah 10:1-9

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.”

610There is none like You, O Lord; You are 11great, and great is Your name in might.712Who would not fear You, O 13King of the nations? Indeed it is Your due! For among all the 14wise men of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.8But they are altogether 15stupid and foolish In their discipline of 16delusion--17their idol is wood!9Beaten 18silver is brought from 19Tarshish, And 20gold from Uphaz, The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith; Violet and purple are their clothing; They are all the 21work of skilled men.