Letter of Jeremiah 10
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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.
Sometimes the priests secretly take gold and silver from their gods and spend it on themselves,
or even give some of it to the prostitutes on the terrace. They deck their gods out with garments like humans—these gods of silver and gold and wood
and sometimes the priests secretly take gold and silver from their gods and spend it upon themselves,
wherefore priests withdraw from those gods gold and silver, and spend it in (or on) themselves.
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