Jeremiah 10:3-5

International Children’s Bible

³ The customs of other people are worth nothing.
    Their idols are nothing but wood from the forest.
    They are made by a worker with his chisel.
⁴ They decorate their idols with silver and gold.
    With hammers and nails they fasten them down.
    That keeps them from falling over.
⁵ Their idols are like scarecrows in melon fields.
    They cannot talk.
They cannot walk.
    They must be carried.
Do not be afraid of those idols.
    They can’t hurt you.
    And they can’t help you either!”