Letter of Jeremiah 39-41

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³⁹ Why then must anyone think that they are gods or call them gods?

The Foolishness of Worshiping Idols

Besides, even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor 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!^{(A) 40} Yet they themselves cannot perceive this and abandon them, for they have no sense. ⁴¹ And the women, with cords around them, sit along the passageways, burning bran for incense.^(B)