Letter of Jeremiah 7-9

Revised Standard Version

⁷ For my angel is with you, and he is watching your lives.

The Helplessness of Idols

⁸ Their tongues are smoothed by the craftsman, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver; but they are false and cannot speak. ⁹ People^[a] take gold and make crowns for the heads of their gods, as they would for a girl who loves ornaments;