Jeremiah 10:3–11

³Their ways are futile and foolish.

They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.

⁴They decorate it with gold and silver

and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails

so it won’t fall over.

⁵Their gods are like

helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!

They cannot speak,

and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.

Do not be afraid of such gods,

for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”

⁶Lord, there is no one like you!

For you are great, and your name is full of power.

⁷Who would not fear you, O King of nations?

That title belongs to you alone!

Among all the wise people of the earth

and in all the kingdoms of the world,

there is no one like you.

⁸People who worship idols are stupid and foolish.

The things they worship are made of wood!

⁹They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish

and gold from Uphaz,

and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen

who make their idols.

Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes

made by expert tailors.

¹⁰But the Lord is the only true God.

He is the living God and the everlasting King!

The whole earth trembles at his anger.

The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.

¹¹Say this to those who worship other gods: “Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens.”