Jeremiah 10.3-5

Jeremiah 10.3-5 耶利米書

3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
眾民的風俗是虛空的；他們在樹林中用斧子砍伐一棵樹，匠人用手工造成偶像。

4 They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
他們用金銀妝飾他，用釘子和錘子釘穩，使他不動搖。

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5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm
nor can they do any good.”
他好像棕樹，是鏇成的，不能說話，不能行走，必須有人擡著。你們不要怕他；他不能降禍，也無力降福。