Letter of Jeremiah 23-25

Common English Bible

²³ As for the gold they wear beautifully, the idols won’t shine unless someone else wipes away the rust. They didn’t have any feeling when they were made. ²⁴ They are purchased at great cost, but there is no breath in them. ²⁵ Since they have no feet, others carry them on their shoulders, demonstrating their worthlessness to people. Their servants are ashamed, since the idols fall to the ground unless they steady them and hold them up.