1. Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
2. Thus says the Lord: Do not learn the way of the nations;do not be terrified at the signs of heaven,although the nations are terrified at them.
3. For the customs of the people are vain;for with the axe one cuts a tree out of the forest,the work of the hands of the workman.
4. They deck it with silver and with gold;they fasten it with nails and with hammersso that it may not move.
5. They are as a scarecrow in a cucumber field,but do not speak;they must be carried,because they cannot walk.Do not be afraid of them,for they cannot do evil,nor can they do good.
6. There is no one like You, O Lord.You are great,and Your name is great in might.
7. Who would not fear You,O King of the nations?Indeed, it is Your due.For among all the wise men of the nations,and in all their kingdoms,there is no one like You.
8. But they are altogether unthinking and foolish;the tree is a doctrine of vanities.
9. Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish,and gold from Uphaz,the work of the workman and of the hands of the founder;blue and purple are their clothing;they all are the work of skilled men.
10. But the Lord is the true God;He is the living God and an everlasting King.At His wrath the earth trembles,and the nations cannot endure His indignation.