“Everyone is stupid.
Everyone is
Without knowledge.
Goldsmiths
Are put to shame
By their idols.
Their images
Are false.
There is no breath
In them.
They are worthless,
A work of delusion.
At the time
Of their punishment,
They shall perish.
Not like these,
Is Yahweh,
The portion of Jacob.
He is the one
Who formed all things.
Israel is
The tribe
Of his inheritance.
Yahweh of hosts
Is his name.”
Once again, Yahweh, via Jeremiah, chides the foolish idol makers. These image makers are stupid without any knowledge. These goldsmiths are put to shame because their images are false, a worthless work of delusion without any breathe. They will all perish on the day of punishment. Yahweh, on the other hand, is not like these idols or idol makers. He is the portion of Jacob with his tribe of Israel as his inheritance. Yahweh of hosts is the name of the one who has formed all things.