Jeremiah 10:2-4

Common English Bible

² The Lord proclaims:
Don’t follow the ways of the nations
    or be troubled by signs in the sky,
        even though the nations are troubled by them.
³ The rituals of the nations are hollow:
    a tree from the forest is chopped down
        and shaped by the craftsman’s tools.
⁴ It’s overlaid with silver and gold,
    and fastened securely with hammer and nails
        so it won’t fall over.