Jeremiah 10:5

These idols were similar to scarecrows, whose only power is to frighten birds. They did not speak to command, counsel, or comfort their worshippers. They could not walk to come to the aid of their devotees. People had to carry them; they were burdens to be borne rather than bearers of their suppliants’ burdens. God’s people should not fear them because they do neither harm nor good. They are "do-nothing" gods.