Christians what you think of this Biblical passage in Jeremiah 10 about NOT following customs of people/cuting a tree and dressing it up as heathen did?

Christians what you think of this Biblical passage in Jeremiah 10 about NOT following customs of people/cuting a tree and dressing it up as heathen did?
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The link did not work on my iPhone. What is the passage? I will look it up. While the ********* tree is a long time custom which on it’s surface is harmless as practiced by most people, it is a waste of perfectly healthy, beautiful trees. Not good for the environment either. Never met anyone who worshiped their tree though.
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