Jeremiah 10:1-9

1Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, house of Israel. 2This is what the Lord says: “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 2futile; For 3it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.4They 4decorate the idol with silver and gold; They 5fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not totter.5They are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, And they 6cannot speak; They must be 7carried, Because they cannot walk! Do not fear them, For they 8can do no harm, Nor can they do any good.”

69There is none like You, Lord; You are 10great, and Your name is great in might.711Who would not fear You, O 12King of the nations? For it is Your due! For among all the 13wise men of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.8But they are altogether 14stupid and foolish; The instruction from idols is nothing but wood!9Beaten 15silver is brought from 16Tarshish, And 17gold from Uphaz, The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith; Their clothing is of violet and purple; They are all the 18work of skilled people.