Jeremiah 10:4-9 With silver and with gold, he decketh it,––With nails and with hammers, they fasten them, that it may not totter.

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ With silver and with gold, he decketh it,––With nails and with hammers, they fasten them, that it may not totter. ⁵ Mere palm–trunks turned, they are, and cannot speak, They must needs be, carried, for they cannot take a step, Be not afraid of them, for they cannot do harm, And, even to do good, is not in their power. ⁶ None, there is, like unto thee, O Yahweh,––Great, art, thou, And, great, is, thy Name, for might. ⁷ Who, would not revere thee, O King of nations? For, thee, doth it beseem; Forasmuch as, among all the wise men of the nations, And throughout all their royal estate, None, there is, like unto thee. ⁸ But, at once, do they become brutish and stupid,––An example of utmost vanity, is, a tree! ⁹ Silver spread into plates, from Tarshish, is brought, And gold, from Uphaz, Work for the craftsman, and for the hands of the smith,––Blue and purple, is their clothing, Work for the skilled, are they all.