Jeremiah 10:1-8

New King James Version

^(A)“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
³ For the customs of the peoples are ^[a]futile;
For ^(B)one cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
⁴ They decorate it with silver and gold;
They ^(C)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
⁵ They are upright, like a palm tree,
And ^(D)they cannot speak;
They must be ^(E)carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For ^(F)they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”

⁶ Inasmuch as there is none ^(G)like You, O Lord
(You are great, and Your name is great in might),
^7 (H)Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For this is Your rightful due.
For ^(I)among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
⁸ But they are altogether ^(J)dull-hearted and foolish;
A wooden idol is a ^[b]worthless doctrine.