Jeremiah 10:1-5

Christian Standard Bible

Do not learn the way of the nations^(A)
or be terrified by signs in the heavens,
although the nations are terrified by them,
³ for the customs of the peoples are worthless.
Someone cuts down a tree from the forest;
it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
⁴ He decorates it with silver and gold.^(B)
It is fastened with hammer and nails,^(C)
so it won’t totter.
⁵ Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.^(D)
They must be carried^(E) because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm^(F)—
and they cannot do any good.^(G)