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Letter of Jeremiah 39-41
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Letter of Jeremiah 39-41
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
39 These things that are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver are like stones from the mountain, and those who serve them will be put to shame. 40 Why then must anyone think that they are gods, or call them gods?
The Foolishness of Worshipping Idols
Besides, even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them; for when they see someone who cannot speak, they bring Bel and pray that the mute may speak, as though Bel[a] were able to understand! 41 Yet they themselves cannot perceive this and abandon them, for they have no sense.
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- Letter of Jeremiah 1:40 Gk he
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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