Jeremiah 10:6–16

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

12 But God madem the earthn by his power;

he founded the world by his wisdomo

and stretched out the heavensp by his understanding.

13 When he thunders,q the waters in the heavens roar;

he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

He sends lightningr with the rains

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.t

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;

every goldsmith is shamedu by his idols.

The images he makes are a fraud;v

they have no breath in them.

15 They are worthless,w the objects of mockery;

when their judgment comes, they will perish.

16 He who is the Portionx of Jacob is not like these,

for he is the Maker of all things,y

including Israel, the people of his inheritancez—

the Lord Almighty is his name.a