Jeremiah 10:2-4

New International Version

²This is what the Lord says:

“Do not learn the ways of the nations^(A)
    or be terrified by signs^(B) in the heavens,
    though the nations are terrified by them.
³For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
    they cut a tree out of the forest,
    and a craftsman^(C) shapes it with his chisel.^(D)
⁴They adorn it with silver^(E) and gold;
    they fasten it with hammer and nails
    so it will not totter.^(F)

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Jeremiah 10:2-4

New King James Version

²Thus says the Lord:

^(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.
³For 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.
⁴They decorate it with silver and gold;
They ^(C)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.