Jeremiah 10:6–16

⁶Yahweh, there is no one like You. ^t

You are great;

Your name is great in power. ^u

⁷Who should not fear You,

King of the nations? ^v

It is what You deserve.

For among all the wise people of the nations

and among all their kingdoms,

there is no one like You.

⁸They are both stupid and foolish,

instructed by worthless idols

made of wood!

⁹Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, ^w

and gold from Uphaz ^xy

from the hands of a goldsmith,

the work of a craftsman.

Their clothing is blue and purple,

all the work of skilled artisans.

¹⁰But Yahweh is the true God; ^z

He is the living God ^aand eternal King. ^b

The earth quakes at His wrath, ^c

and the nations cannot endure His rage.

¹¹You are to say this to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens ^dand the earth will perish from the earth ^eand from under these heavens.” ^f

¹²He made the earth by His power,

established the world ^gby His wisdom, ^h

and spread out the heavens by His understanding. ⁱ

¹³When He thunders, ^j

the waters in the heavens are in turmoil, ^k

and He causes the clouds to rise

from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from His storehouses. ^l

¹⁴Everyone is stupid and ignorant.

Every goldsmith is put to shame

by his carved image, ^m

for his cast images are a lie; ⁿ

there is no breath in them. ^o

¹⁵They are worthless, a work to be mocked.

At the time of their punishment

they will be destroyed. ^p

¹⁶Jacob’s Portion ^qis not like these

because He is the One who formed all things. ^r

Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; ^s

Yahweh of Hosts is His name. ^t