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He decorates it with silver and gold,
    they strengthen it with nails and hammers,
    so that it does not stagger.
They are like scarecrows[a] in a cucumber field,
    they cannot speak.
Indeed, they must be carried,
    for they cannot march.
You must not be afraid of them,
    for they cannot do evil;
furthermore, to do good is not in them.”
There is none like you, O Yahweh,
    you are great and your name is great in might.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:5 Hebrew “scarecrow”

They adorn it with silver(A) and gold;
    they fasten it with hammer and nails
    so it will not totter.(B)
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
    their idols cannot speak;(C)
they must be carried
    because they cannot walk.(D)
Do not fear them;
    they can do no harm(E)
    nor can they do any good.”(F)

No one is like you,(G) Lord;
    you are great,(H)
    and your name is mighty in power.

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