Jeremiah 10:4-9

NSB(i) 4 »They decorate it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers so that it will not tip over. 5 »They are like scarecrows in cucumber fields. They cannot speak. They must be carried, for they cannot walk! Do not fear them! For they can do no harm and they can do no good.« 6 There is none like you, O Jehovah. You are great and your name is powerful. 7 Who would not respect you, O King of the nations? It is your right! There is none like you among all the wise men of the nations. 8 They are very stupid and foolish. They teach vanity to a tree. Their idol is wood! 9 Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. It is the work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith. Violet and purple are their clothing. They are all the work of skilled men.