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So they brought in the vessels of gold that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.

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So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.

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They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.(A)

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As they drank the wine, they praised the gods(A) of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.(B)

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10 In his hand is the life of every living thing
    and the breath of every human being.(A)

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10 In his hand is the life(A) of every creature
    and the breath of all mankind.(B)

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Does he not see my ways
    and number all my steps?(A)

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Does he not see my ways(A)
    and count my every step?(B)

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They have mouths, but they do not speak;
    they have eyes, but they do not see.

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They have mouths, but cannot speak,(A)
    eyes, but cannot see.

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They have ears, but they do not hear;
    they have noses, but they do not smell.

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They have ears, but cannot hear,
    noses, but cannot smell.

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23 I know, O Lord, that the way of humans is not in their control,
    that mortals as they walk cannot direct their steps.(A)

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Jeremiah’s Prayer

23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
    it is not for them to direct their steps.(A)

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29 Summon archers against Babylon, all who bend the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do to her—for she has arrogantly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.(A)

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29 “Summon archers against Babylon,
    all those who draw the bow.(A)
Encamp all around her;
    let no one escape.(B)
Repay(C) her for her deeds;(D)
    do to her as she has done.
For she has defied(E) the Lord,
    the Holy One(F) of Israel.

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18 What use is an idol
    once its maker has shaped it—
    a cast image, a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in what has been made,
    though the product is only an idol that cannot speak!(A)

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18 “Of what value(A) is an idol(B) carved by a craftsman?
    Or an image(C) that teaches lies?
For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;
    he makes idols that cannot speak.(D)

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19 Alas for you who say to the wood, “Wake up!”
    to silent stone, “Rouse yourself!”
    Can it teach?
See, it is gold and silver plated,
    and there is no breath in it at all.(A)

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19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
    Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’(A)
Can it give guidance?
    It is covered with gold and silver;(B)
    there is no breath in it.”(C)

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