Jeremiah 10:2-4

World English Bible

²Yahweh says,

“Don’t learn the way of the nations,
    and don’t be dismayed at the signs of the sky;
    for the nations are dismayed at them.
³For the customs of the peoples are vanity;
    for one cuts a tree out of the forest,
    the work of the hands of the workman with the ax.
⁴They deck it with silver and with gold.
    They fasten it with nails and with hammers,
    so that it can’t move.

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Jeremiah 10:2-4

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²Thus says the Lord: Learn not the way of the [heathen] nations and be not dismayed at the signs of the heavens, though they are dismayed at them,

³For the customs and ordinances of the peoples are false, empty, and futile; it is but a tree which one cuts out of the forest [to make for himself a god], the work of the hands of the craftsman with the ax or other tool.

⁴They deck [the idol] with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers so it will not fall apart or move around.

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Jeremiah 10:2-4

New International Version

²This is what the Lord says:

“Do not learn the ways of the nations^(A)
    or be terrified by signs^(B) in the heavens,
    though the nations are terrified by them.
³For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
    they cut a tree out of the forest,
    and a craftsman^(C) shapes it with his chisel.^(D)
⁴They adorn it with silver^(E) and gold;
    they fasten it with hammer and nails
    so it will not totter.^(F)