Jeremiah 10:1-5 (New International Version)

Jeremiah 10

God and Idols

 ¹ Hear what the LORD says to you, O house of Israel. ² This is what the LORD says:
       "Do not learn the ways of the nations
       or be terrified by signs in the sky,
       though the nations are terrified by them.

 ³ For the customs of the peoples are worthless;
       they cut a tree out of the forest,
       and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.

 ⁴ They adorn it with silver and gold;
       they fasten it with hammer and nails
       so it will not totter.

 ⁵ Like a scarecrow in a melon patch,
       their idols cannot speak;
       they must be carried
       because they cannot walk.
       Do not fear them;
       they can do no harm
       nor can they do any good."