Jeremiah 10:1-5

Common English Bible

10 Listen to the word that the Lord has spoken to you, people of Israel!
² The Lord proclaims:
Don’t follow the ways of the nations
    or be troubled by signs in the sky,
        even though the nations are troubled by them.
³ The rituals of the nations are hollow:
    a tree from the forest is chopped down
        and shaped by the craftsman’s tools.
⁴ It’s overlaid with silver and gold,
    and fastened securely with hammer and nails
        so it won’t fall over.
⁵ They are no different than a scarecrow
    in a cucumber patch:
    they can’t speak;
    they must be carried
        because they can’t walk.
Don’t be afraid of them,
    because they can’t do harm or good.