Letter of Jeremiah 10-12

Common English Bible

¹⁰ The Gentiles dress these gods of silver, gold, and wood with clothing just like people. But these idols can’t be rescued from rust and rotting.^{[a] 11} Even though the idols are dressed in rich purple clothing, the Gentiles have to wipe off the idols’ faces because of the dust in the temple that thickly covers them. ¹² One idol has a royal staff, like a person who is a regional judge, but the idol can’t destroy the person who offends it.