Jeremiah 10:4-6

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)They decorate it with silver and gold;
    ^(B)they fasten it with hammer and nails
    so that it cannot move.
⁵Their idols^[a] are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
    and ^(C)they cannot speak;
^(D)they have to be carried,
    for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
    ^(E)for they cannot do evil,
    neither is it in them to do good.”

⁶^(F)There is none like you, O Lord;
you are great, and your name is great in might.

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Jeremiah 10:5 Hebrew They

Jeremiah 10:4-6

New International Version

⁴They adorn it with silver^(A) and gold;
    they fasten it with hammer and nails
    so it will not totter.^(B)
⁵Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
    their idols cannot speak;^(C)
they must be carried
    because they cannot walk.^(D)
Do not fear them;
    they can do no harm^(E)
    nor can they do any good.”^(F)