Jeremiah 10:1–11
10 Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what the Lord says:
“Do not learn the ways of the nationsn
or be terrified by signso in the heavens,
though the nations are terrified by them.
3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsmanp shapes it with his chisel.q
4 They adorn it with silverr and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.s
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;t
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.u
Do not fear them;
they can do no harmv
nor can they do any good.”w
6 No one is like you,x Lord;
you are great,y
and your name is mighty in power.
7 Who should not fearz you,
King of the nations?a
This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
and in all their kingdoms,
there is no one like you.
8 They are all senselessb and foolish;c
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.d
9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshishe
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have madef
is then dressed in blue and purple—
all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
he is the living God,g the eternal King.h
When he is angry,i the earth trembles;j
the nations cannot endure his wrath.k
11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perishl from the earth and from under the heavens.’ ”a