Letter of Jeremiah 3
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3 Now in Babylon you will see gods made of silver and gold and wood that people carry on their shoulders and that cause the nations to fear.(A)
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Letter of Jeremiah 7
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The Helplessness of Idols
7 Their tongues are smoothed by the carpenter, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver, but they are false and cannot speak.(A)
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Letter of Jeremiah 14
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14 Another has a dagger in its right hand and an ax but cannot defend itself from war and robbers.(A)
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Letter of Jeremiah 17
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17 so are their gods when they have been set up in the temples. Their eyes are full of the dust raised by the feet of those who enter. And just as the gates are shut on every side against anyone who has offended a king, as though under sentence of death, so the priests make their temples secure with doors and locks and bars in order that they may not be plundered by robbers.(A)
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