Jeremiah 10:3–10

³For the customs of the peoples are ¹futile;

For ^bone cuts a tree from the forest,

The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.

⁴They decorate it with silver and gold;

They ^cfasten it with nails and hammers

So that it will not topple.

⁵They are upright, like a palm tree,

And ^dthey cannot speak;

They must be ^ecarried,

Because they cannot go by themselves.

Do not be afraid of them,

For ^fthey cannot do evil,

Nor can they do any good.”

⁶Inasmuch as there is none ^glike You, O Lord

(You are great, and Your name is great in might),

^7hWho would not fear You, O King of the nations?

For this is Your rightful due.

For ⁱamong all the wise men of the nations,

And in all their kingdoms,

There is none like You.

⁸But they are altogether ^jdull-hearted and foolish;

A wooden idol is a ²worthless doctrine.

⁹Silver is beaten into plates;

It is brought from Tarshish,

And ^kgold from Uphaz,

The work of the craftsman

And of the hands of the metalsmith;

Blue and purple are their clothing;

They are all ^lthe work of skillful men.

¹⁰But the Lord is the true God;

He is ^mthe living God and the ⁿeverlasting King.

At His wrath the earth will tremble,

And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.