Jer 10:3-11 | MHM | STEP | v. 3–5 : The Lord describes how idols are made by people: someone cuts down a tree, shapes the wood, and then decorates it with silver and gold. Craftsmen make these idols with their own hands, but the idols cannot speak, walk, or do anything. They have to be carried because they cannot move themselves. God says these idols cannot do any good or harm. Therefore, people should not fear them or think they have any real power.

‏ Jeremiah 10:3-11

v. 3–5: The Lord describes how idols are made by people: someone cuts down a tree, shapes the wood, and then decorates it with silver and gold. Craftsmen make these idols with their own hands, but the idols cannot speak, walk, or do anything. They have to be carried because they cannot move themselves. God says these idols cannot do any good or harm. Therefore, people should not fear them or think they have any real power.

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v. 6–7: God alone is great, and His name is mighty in power. All nations should respect and fear Him, because He is the true King. Among all the wise people and kingdoms, there is no one like God. He alone deserves worship and respect.

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v. 8–9: The makers and worshipers of idols are foolish. They use expensive materials like silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and skilled craftsmen decorate the idols with blue and purple clothing. But all of this is pointless, because idols are only the work of human hands and have no real life or power.

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v. 10: The Lord is the true God, the living God, and the everlasting King. When He is angry, the earth trembles, and the nations cannot stand before His wrath. Unlike idols, God is alive and powerful, and He rules over everything.

v. 11: God says that all the idols and the gods that did not create the heavens and the earth will one day disappear from the earth and from under the heavens. They will be destroyed because they are worthless.