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.