Letter of Jeremiah 27-29

Revised Standard Version

²⁷ And those who serve them are ashamed because through them these gods^[a] are made to stand, lest they fall to the ground. If any one sets one of them upright, it cannot move of itself; and if it is tipped over, it cannot straighten itself; but gifts are placed before them just as before the dead. ²⁸ The priests sell the sacrifices that are offered to these gods^[b] and use the money; and likewise their wives preserve some with salt, but give none to the poor or helpless. ²⁹ Sacrifices to them may be touched by women in menstruation or at childbirth. Since you know by these things that they are not gods, do not fear them.