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Jeremiah 10:9-17 English Standard Version (ESV)

9. Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men.

10. But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King.At his wrath the earth quakes,and the nations cannot endure his indignation.

11. Thus shall you say to them: “The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”

12. It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom,and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

13. When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

14. Every man is stupid and without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,for his images are false, and there is no breath in them.

15. They are worthless, a work of delusion;at the time of their punishment they shall perish.

16. Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob,for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the Lord of hosts is his name.

17. Gather up your bundle from the ground,O you who dwell under siege!