Letter of Jeremiah 4
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Be careful that you don’t become like the Gentiles, letting fear of these gods grip you,
Now in Babylon you will see gods made of silver and gold and wood, which people carry on their shoulders, and which cause the heathen to fear.
So beware of becoming at all like the foreigners or of letting fear of these gods possess you
Now in Babylon you will see gods made of silver and gold and wood, which are carried on men’s shoulders and inspire fear in the heathen.
But now ye shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of tree (or of wood), to be borne on shoulders, showing dread to (the) heathen men [or to (the) folks].
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