Jeremiah 10:1-5

New International Reader's Version

“Do not follow the practices of other nations.
    Do not be terrified by warnings in the sky.
    Do not be afraid, even though the nations are terrified by them.
³ The practices of these nations are worthless.
    People cut a tree out of the forest.
    A skilled worker shapes the wood with a sharp tool.
⁴ Others decorate it with silver and gold.
    They use a hammer to nail it to the floor.
    They want to keep it from falling down.
⁵ The statues of their gods can’t speak.
    They are like scarecrows in a field of cucumbers.
Their statues have to be carried around
    because they can’t walk.
So do not be afraid of their gods.
    They can’t do you any harm.
    And they can’t do you any good either.”