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This is a copy of the letter that Jeremiah sent to those who would be taken as prisoners to Babylon by the Babylonian king. Jeremiah wrote to give them the instructions that God imposed upon him. Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon’s king, will bring you as prisoners to Babylon because of the sins that you committed in the presence of God.
When you enter Babylon, you will be there a long time, as long as seven generations. Afterward, I will bring you out from there peacefully.
In Babylon you will see gods of silver, gold, and wood paraded on the Babylonians’ shoulders. These gods inspire awe among the people.
Be careful that you don’t become like the Gentiles, letting fear of these gods grip you,
especially when you see large crowds of people walking in front of and behind them, worshipping them. But say to yourself, Lord, we want to worship you.
For God’s angel is with you, examining your souls.
A carpenter smooths out the tongues of the idols. They are covered in gold and silver, but they are fake and unable to speak.
The Gentiles take gold and place crowns on their gods’ heads, like a young girl playing dress up.
Sometimes the priests secretly take away the gold and silver from their gods to spend on themselves and give to prostitutes in the brothels.
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.
Even though the idols are dressed in rich purple clothing, the Gentiles have to wipe off the idols’ faces because of the dust in the temple that thickly covers them.
One idol has a royal staff, like a person who is a regional judge, but the idol can’t destroy the person who offends it.
Another one has a dagger or an ax in its right hand, but it can’t defend itself from war or robbers.
Clearly they are no gods, so don’t be afraid of them.
Just as a person’s utensil is useless after it’s broken, so are the Gentiles’ gods after they have been placed in their temples.
Their eyes are full of dust from the feet of visitors.
Even as the courtyards are locked up on every side when one is sentenced to death for doing wrong against a king, so the priests secure their temples with doors, bolts, and bars from robbers and thieves.
The priests light more lamps for the idols than for themselves, but their gods can’t see them.
The idols are just like the beams that support a house, but people say that their hearts melt before them. They don’t notice when vermin from the earth have eaten them and their clothing.
Their faces have been darkened by the smoke that is in the temple.
Bats, swallows, birds, and cats land on their bodies and heads.
From this you will know that they aren’t gods. So don’t be afraid of them.
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.
They are purchased at great cost, but there is no breath in them.
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.
If anyone stands an idol up, it can’t move by itself. If one is tilted over, it can’t straighten itself up. Yet gifts are placed in front of them—just as people place gifts in front of the dead!
Their priests misuse the sacrifices by selling them and using the money for themselves. Their wives also preserve some of the meat, but they don’t share it with the poor or disabled. Menstruating women and others who have just given birth have handled their sacrifices.
Since you know from these things that they aren’t gods, don’t be afraid of them.
Why call them gods? Because women place food before these gods of silver, gold, and wood?
Or because the priests sit in their temples with their garments torn, with their heads and beards shaved, and their heads uncovered?
They howl and shout in front of their gods as some do at a funeral feast for the dead.
Yet the priests take the gods’ clothing to dress their wives and children.
Whether one treats them badly or well, the gods aren’t able to repay in kind. They aren’t able to install or remove a ruler.
They can’t give either wealth or money. If someone makes a solemn promise and doesn’t keep it, they can’t enforce it.
They can’t save a person from death or rescue a weak person from a strong one.
They can’t restore sight to the blind or rescue a person in an emergency.
They can’t show mercy to a widow, nor can they do any good for an orphan.
These wooden things covered in gold and silver are like stones from a mountain. Their servants will be humiliated.
So why should anyone consider or call them gods?
In addition, even the Chaldeans dishonor them. When they see a person who is unable to speak, they bring out Bel and expect Bel to make a sound as if he were able to understand.
Even after observing this, the Chaldeans themselves are unable to abandon the idols because they have no sense.
The women, with cords wrapped around them, sit along the streets and burn corn husks as incense.
When one of these women is dragged away by someone to have sex, she makes fun of the one nearest her by saying that the other woman wasn’t as worthy as she, nor has the woman’s cord been broken.
Everything that is done for the gods is phony. So why should anyone consider or call them gods?
Carpenters and goldsmiths make them. They can be only what these designers want them to be.
Their creators won’t live long themselves, so how can the things they have made be gods?
These designers leave behind something fake and disgraceful for those who come after them.
When war or disasters come, the priests consult with each other about where they may hide along with the idols.
So how can one not grasp that they aren’t gods? They can’t save themselves from war or other disasters.
After such events as this, the idols, made of wood and covered in gold and silver, will be recognized as fake. It will be clear to the nations and to the rulers that they aren’t gods but human creations. There’s nothing divine about them.
Who then doesn’t realize that they aren’t gods?
They could never raise up a ruler over a country or provide rain for people.
They can’t render a verdict in their own cases, nor can they save those falsely accused, because the idols are powerless. They are like crows between the sky and the earth.
When a fire breaks out in the home of their wooden gods covered in gold and silver, their priests will run and save themselves, but the gods will be destroyed like the supporting beams.
The idols can’t stand up against kings or enemies in war.
So why should anyone consider or call them gods?
The wooden gods covered in gold and silver can’t be saved from thieves and robbers, who will take away the gold, silver, and clothing that the idols wear. They won’t be able to protect themselves.
It’s better to be a ruler who has courage or a household utensil that the owner can actually use than to be fake gods. The door of a house, which keeps safe the things that are in it, is better than fake gods. A wooden column in a palace is better than these fake gods.
The sun, moon, and stars are bright, and they willingly obey when given an order.
Also lightning is widely seen when it flashes and draws attention. The wind also blows in every land.
When God commands the clouds to move across the whole world, they carry out the order. When the fire is sent out from above to destroy mountains and forests, it accomplishes what it is ordered to do.
But the idols can’t be compared with such forces of nature in appearance or ability.
There’s no reason at all to believe in them or call them gods. They aren’t able to judge anyone’s case or do good for anyone.
Since you know they aren’t gods, don’t be afraid of them.
They can’t curse or bless rulers.
They can’t show signs in the sky among the nations or shine like the sun or give light like the moon.
The animals are better off than the idols, for they are able to run for shelter and help themselves.
It is obvious to us that the idols aren’t gods. So don’t be afraid of them.
As a scarecrow in a cucumber field offers no protection, so do their wooden gods covered in gold and silver.
In the same way, their wooden gods covered in gold and silver could be compared to a briar patch where every bird perches or to a dead body thrown out into the darkness.
From the purple cloth—and the marble that decays and crumbles on them—you will know they aren’t gods. Later they themselves will be devoured, and it will be a disgrace in the land.
So it is better to be a righteous person without any idols. That person will be far removed from disgrace.
A copy of a letter that Jeremiah sent to those who were to be taken to Babylon as exiles by the king of the Babylonians, to give them the message that God had commanded him.
Because of the sins that you have committed before God, you will be taken to Babylon as exiles by Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians.
Therefore, when you have come to Babylon you will remain there for many years, for a long time, up to seven generations; after that I will bring you away from there in peace.
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 for these gods possess you
when you see the multitude before and behind them worshipping them. But say in your heart, ‘It is you, O Lord, whom we must worship.’
For my angel is with you, and he is watching over your lives.
Their tongues are smoothed by the carpenter, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver; but they are false and cannot speak.
People take gold and make crowns for the heads of their gods, as they might for a girl who loves ornaments.
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 human beings—these gods of silver and gold and wood
that cannot save themselves from rust and corrosion. When they have been dressed in purple robes,
their faces are wiped because of the dust from the temple, which is thick upon them.
One of them holds a sceptre, like a district judge, but is unable to destroy anyone who offends it.
Another has a dagger in its right hand, and an axe, but cannot defend itself from war and robbers.
From this it is evident that they are not gods; so do not fear them.
For just as someone’s dish is useless when it is broken,
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.
They light more lamps for them than they light for themselves, though their gods can see none of them.
They are just like a beam of the temple, but their hearts, it is said, are eaten away when crawling creatures from the earth devour them and their robes. They do not notice
when their faces have been blackened by the smoke of the temple.
Bats, swallows, and birds alight on their bodies and heads; and so do cats.
From this you will know that they are not gods; so do not fear them.
As for the gold that they wear for beauty—it will not shine unless someone wipes off the tarnish; for even when they were being cast, they did not feel it.
They are bought without regard to cost, but there is no breath in them.
Having no feet, they are carried on the shoulders of others, revealing to humankind their worthlessness. And those who serve them are put to shame
because, if any of these gods falls to the ground, they themselves must pick it up. If anyone sets it upright, it cannot move itself; and if it is tipped over, it cannot straighten itself. Gifts are placed before them just as before the dead.
The priests sell the sacrifices that are offered to these gods and use the money themselves. Likewise their wives preserve some of the meat with salt, but give none to the poor or helpless.
Sacrifices to them may even be touched by women in their periods or at childbirth. Since you know by these things that they are not gods, do not fear them.
For how can they be called gods? Women serve meals for gods of silver and gold and wood;
and in their temples the priests sit with their clothes torn, their heads and beards shaved, and their heads uncovered.
They howl and shout before their gods as some do at a funeral banquet.
The priests take some of the clothing of their gods to clothe their wives and children.
Whether one does evil to them or good, they will not be able to repay it. They cannot set up a king or depose one.
Likewise they are not able to give either wealth or money; if one makes a vow to them and does not keep it, they will not require it.
They cannot save anyone from death or rescue the weak from the strong.
They cannot restore sight to the blind; they cannot rescue one who is in distress.
They cannot take pity on a widow or do good to an orphan.
These things that are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver are like stones from the mountain, and those who serve them will be put to shame.
Why then must anyone think that they are gods, or call them gods? Besides, even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them; for when they see someone who cannot speak, they bring Bel and pray that the mute may speak, as though Bel were able to understand!
Yet they themselves cannot perceive this and abandon them, for they have no sense.
And the women, with cords around them, sit along the passageways, burning bran for incense.
When one of them is led off by one of the passers-by and is taken to bed by him, she derides the woman next to her, because she was not as attractive as herself and her cord was not broken.
Whatever is done for these idols is false. Why then must anyone think that they are gods, or call them gods?
They are made by carpenters and goldsmiths; they can be nothing but what the artisans wish them to be.
Those who make them will certainly not live very long themselves;
how then can the things that are made by them be gods? They have left only lies and reproach for those who come after.
For when war or calamity comes upon them, the priests consult together as to where they can hide themselves and their gods.
How then can one fail to see that these are not gods, for they cannot save themselves from war or calamity?
Since they are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver, it will afterwards be known that they are false.
It will be manifest to all the nations and kings that they are not gods but the work of human hands, and that there is no work of God in them.
Who then can fail to know that they are not gods?
For they cannot set up a king over a country or give rain to people.
They cannot judge their own cause or deliver one who is wronged, for they have no power;
they are like crows between heaven and earth. When fire breaks out in a temple of wooden gods overlaid with gold or silver, their priests will flee and escape, but the gods will be burned up like timbers.
Besides, they can offer no resistance to king or enemy. Why then must anyone admit or think that they are gods?
Gods made of wood and overlaid with silver and gold are unable to save themselves from thieves or robbers.
Anyone who can will strip them of their gold and silver and of the robes they wear, and go off with this booty, and they will not be able to help themselves.
So it is better to be a king who shows his courage, or a household utensil that serves its owner’s need, than to be these false gods; better even the door of a house that protects its contents, than these false gods; better also a wooden pillar in a palace, than these false gods.
For sun and moon and stars are bright, and when sent to do a service, they are obedient.
So also the lightning, when it flashes, is widely seen; and the wind likewise blows in every land.
When God commands the clouds to go over the whole world, they carry out his command.
And the fire sent from above to consume mountains and woods does what it is ordered. But these idols are not to be compared with them in appearance or power.
Therefore one must not think that they are gods, nor call them gods, for they are not able either to decide a case or to do good to anyone.
Since you know then that they are not gods, do not fear them.
They can neither curse nor bless kings;
they cannot show signs in the heavens for the nations, or shine like the sun or give light like the moon.
The wild animals are better than they are, for they can flee to shelter and help themselves.
So we have no evidence whatever that they are gods; therefore do not fear them.
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber bed, which guards nothing, so are their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver.
In the same way, their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver, are like a thornbush in a garden on which every bird perches; or like a corpse thrown out in the darkness.
From the purple and linen that rot upon them you will know that they are not gods; and they will finally be consumed themselves, and be a reproach in the land.
Better, therefore, is someone upright who has no idols; such a person will be far above reproach.
A copy of a letter that Jeremiah sent to those who were to be taken to Babylon as exiles by the king of the Babylonians, to give them the message that God had commanded him. Because of the sins that you have committed before God, you will be taken to Babylon as exiles by Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians.
Therefore when you have come to Babylon you will remain there for many years, for a long time, up to seven generations; after that I will bring you away from there in peace.
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.
So beware of becoming at all like the foreigners or of letting fear of these gods possess you
when you see the multitude before and behind them worshiping them. But say in your heart, “It is you, O Lord, whom we must worship.”
For my angel is with you, and he is watching over your lives.
Their tongues are smoothed by the carpenter, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver, but they are false and cannot speak.
People take gold and make crowns for the heads of their gods, as they might for a young woman who loves ornaments.
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
that cannot save themselves from rust and decay. When they have been dressed in purple robes,
their faces are wiped because of the dust from the temple, which is thick upon them.
One of them holds a scepter like a district judge but is unable to destroy anyone who offends it.
Another has a dagger in its right hand and an ax but cannot defend itself from war and robbers.
From this it is evident that they are not gods, so do not fear them.
For just as someone’s dish is useless when it is broken,
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.
They light more lamps for them than they light for themselves, though their gods can see none of them.
They are just like a beam of the temple, but their hearts, it is said, are eaten away when crawling creatures from the earth devour them and their robes. They do not notice
when their faces have been blackened by the smoke of the temple.
Bats, swallows, and birds alight on their bodies and heads, and so do cats.
From this you will know that they are not gods, so do not fear them.
As for the gold that they wear for beauty, it will not shine unless someone wipes off the tarnish, for even when they were being cast, they did not feel it.
They are bought without regard to cost, but there is no breath in them.
Having no feet, they are carried on the shoulders of others, revealing to humans their worthlessness. And those who serve them are put to shame
because, if any of these gods falls to the ground, they themselves must pick it up. If anyone sets it upright, it cannot move itself, and if it is tipped over, it cannot straighten itself. Gifts are placed before them just as before the dead.
The priests sell the sacrifices that are offered to these gods and use the money themselves. Likewise their wives preserve some of the meat with salt but give none to the poor or helpless.
Sacrifices to them may even be touched by women during their periods or after giving birth. Since you know by these things that they are not gods, do not fear them.
For how can they be called gods? Women serve meals for gods of silver and gold and wood,
and in their temples the priests sit with their clothes torn, their heads and beards shaved, and their heads uncovered.
They howl and shout before their gods as some do at a funeral banquet.
The priests take some of the clothing of their gods to clothe their wives and children.
Whether one does evil to them or good, they will not be able to repay it. They cannot set up a king or depose one.
Likewise, they are not able to give either wealth or money; if one makes a vow to them and does not keep it, they will not require it.
They cannot save anyone from death or rescue the weak from the strong.
They cannot restore sight to the blind; they cannot rescue one who is in distress.
They cannot take pity on a widow or do good to an orphan.
These things that are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver are like stones from the mountain, and those who serve them will be put to shame.
Why then must anyone think that they are gods or call them gods? Besides, even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them, for when they see someone who cannot speak, they bring Bel and pray that the mute may speak, as though Bel were able to understand!
Yet they themselves cannot perceive this and abandon them, for they have no sense.
And the women, with cords around them, sit along the passageways, burning bran for incense.
When one of them is led off by one of the passers-by and is taken to bed by him, she derides the woman next to her because she was not as attractive as herself and her cord was not broken.
Whatever is done for these idols is false. Why then must anyone think that they are gods or call them gods?
They are made by carpenters and goldsmiths; they can be nothing but what the artisans wish them to be.
Those who make them will certainly not live very long themselves;
how then can the things that are made by them be gods? They have left only lies and reproach for those who come after.
For when war or calamity comes upon them, the priests consult together as to where they can hide themselves and their gods.
How then can one fail to see that these are not gods, for they cannot save themselves from war or calamity?
Since they are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver, it will afterward be known that they are false.
It will be manifest to all the nations and kings that they are not gods but the work of human hands and that there is no work of God in them.
Who, then, does not know that they are not gods?
For they cannot set up a king over a country or give rain to people.
They cannot judge their own cause or deliver one who is wronged, for they have no power;
they are like crows between heaven and earth. When fire breaks out in a temple of wooden gods overlaid with gold or silver, their priests will flee and escape, but the gods will be burned up like timbers.
Besides, they can offer no resistance to king or enemy. Why then must anyone admit or think that they are gods?
Gods made of wood and overlaid with silver and gold are unable to save themselves from thieves or robbers.
Anyone who can will strip them of their gold and silver and of the robes they wear and go off with this plunder, and they will not be able to help themselves.
So it is better to be a king who shows his courage or a household utensil that serves its owner’s need than to be these false gods, better even the door of a house that protects its contents than these false gods, better also a wooden pillar in a palace than these false gods.
For sun and moon and stars are bright and, when sent to do a service, they are obedient.
So also the lightning when it flashes is widely seen, and the wind likewise blows in every land.
When God commands the clouds to go over the whole world, they carry out his command.
And the fire sent from above to consume mountains and woods does what it is ordered. But these idols are not to be compared with them in appearance or power.
Therefore one must not think that they are gods nor call them gods, for they are unable either to decide a case or to do good to anyone.
Since you know, then, that they are not gods, do not fear them.
They can neither curse nor bless kings;
they cannot show signs in the heavens for the nations or shine like the sun or give light like the moon.
The wild animals are better than they are, for they can flee to shelter and help themselves.
So we have no evidence whatever that they are gods; therefore do not fear them.
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber bed that guards nothing, so are their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver.
In the same way, their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver, are like a thornbush in a garden on which every bird perches or like a corpse thrown out in the darkness.
From the purple and linen that rot upon them you will know that they are not gods, and they will finally be consumed themselves and be a reproach in the land.
Better, therefore, is someone upright who has no idols; such a person will be far above reproach.
A copy of a letter which Jeremiah sent to those who were to be taken to Babylon as captives by the king of the Babylonians, to give them the message which God had commanded him.
Because of the sins which you have committed before God, you will be taken to Babylon as captives by Nebuchadnez′zar, king of the Babylonians.
Therefore when you have come to Babylon you will remain there for many years, for a long time, up to seven generations; after that I will bring you away from there in peace.
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.
So take care not to become at all like the foreigners or to let fear for these gods possess you, when you see the multitude before and behind them worshiping them.
But say in your heart, “It is thou, O Lord, whom we must worship.”
For my angel is with you, and he is watching your lives.
Their tongues are smoothed by the craftsman, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver; but they are false and cannot speak.
People take gold and make crowns for the heads of their gods, as they would for a girl who loves ornaments;
and sometimes the priests secretly take gold and silver from their gods and spend it upon themselves,
and even give some of it to the harlots in the brothel. They deck their gods out with garments like men—these gods of silver and gold and wood,
which cannot save themselves from rust and corrosion. When they have been dressed in purple robes,
their faces are wiped because of the dust from the temple, which is thick upon them.
Like a local ruler the god holds a scepter, though unable to destroy any one who offends it.
It has a dagger in its right hand, and has an axe; but it cannot save itself from war and robbers.
Therefore they evidently are not gods; so do not fear them.
For just as one’s dish is useless when it is broken, so are the gods of the heathen, 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 upon a man who has offended a king, as though he were sentenced to death, so the priests make their temples secure with doors and locks and bars, in order that they may not be plundered by robbers.
They light lamps, even more than they light for themselves, though their gods can see none of them.
They are just like a beam of the temple, but men say their hearts have melted, when worms from the earth devour them and their robes. They do not notice
when their faces have been blackened by the smoke of the temple.
Bats, swallows, and birds light on their bodies and heads; and so do cats.
From this you will know that they are not gods; so do not fear them.
As for the gold which they wear for beauty—they will not shine unless some one wipes off the rust; for even when they were being cast, they had no feeling.
They are bought at any cost, but there is no breath in them.
Having no feet, they are carried on men’s shoulders, revealing to mankind their worthlessness.
And those who serve them are ashamed because through them these gods are made to stand, lest they fall to the ground. If any one sets one of them upright, it cannot move of itself; and if it is tipped over, it cannot straighten itself; but gifts are placed before them just as before the dead.
The priests sell the sacrifices that are offered to these gods and use the money; and likewise their wives preserve some with salt, but give none to the poor or helpless.
Sacrifices to them may be touched by women in menstruation or at childbirth. Since you know by these things that they are not gods, do not fear them.
For why should they be called gods? Women serve meals for gods of silver and gold and wood;
and in their temples the priests sit with their clothes rent, their heads and beards shaved, and their heads uncovered.
They howl and shout before their gods as some do at a funeral feast for a man who has died.
The priests take some of the clothing of their gods to clothe their wives and children.
Whether one does evil to them or good, they will not be able to repay it. They cannot set up a king or depose one.
Likewise they are not able to give either wealth or money; if one makes a vow to them and does not keep it, they will not require it.
They cannot save a man from death or rescue the weak from the strong.
They cannot restore sight to a blind man; they cannot rescue a man who is in distress.
They cannot take pity on a widow or do good to an orphan.
These things that are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver are like stones from the mountain, and those who serve them will be put to shame.
Why then must any one think that they are gods, or call them gods? Besides, even the Chalde′ans themselves dishonor them;
for when they see a dumb man, who cannot speak, they bring him and pray Bel that the man may speak, as though Bel were able to understand.
Yet they themselves cannot perceive this and abandon them, for they have no sense.
And the women, with cords about them, sit along the passageways, burning bran for incense; and when one of them is led off by one of the passers-by and is lain with, she derides the woman next to her, because she was not as attractive as herself and her cord was not broken.
Whatever is done for them is false. Why then must any one think that they are gods, or call them gods?
They are made by carpenters and goldsmiths; they can be nothing but what the craftsmen wish them to be.
The men that make them will certainly not live very long themselves; how then can the things that are made by them be gods?
They have left only lies and reproach for those who come after.
For when war or calamity comes upon them, the priests consult together as to where they can hide themselves and their gods.
How then can one fail to see that these are not gods, for they cannot save themselves from war or calamity?
Since they are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver, it will afterward be known that they are false.
It will be manifest to all the nations and kings that they are not gods but the work of men’s hands, and that there is no work of God in them.
Who then can fail to know that they are not gods?
For they cannot set up a king over a country or give rain to men.
They cannot judge their own cause or deliver one who is wronged, for they have no power; they are like crows between heaven and earth.
When fire breaks out in a temple of wooden gods overlaid with gold or silver, their priests will flee and escape, but the gods will be burnt in two like beams.
Besides, they can offer no resistance to a king or any enemies. Why then must any one admit or think that they are gods?
Gods made of wood and overlaid with silver and gold are not able to save themselves from thieves and robbers.
Strong men will strip them of their gold and silver and of the robes they wear, and go off with this booty, and they will not be able to help themselves.
So it is better to be a king who shows his courage, or a household utensil that serves its owner’s need, than to be these false gods; better even the door of a house that protects its contents, than these false gods; better also a wooden pillar in a palace, than these false gods.
For sun and moon and stars, shining and sent forth for service, are obedient.
So also the lightning, when it flashes, is widely seen; and the wind likewise blows in every land.
When God commands the clouds to go over the whole world, they carry out his command.
And the fire sent from above to consume mountains and woods does what it is ordered. But these idols are not to be compared with them in appearance or power.
Therefore one must not think that they are gods nor call them gods, for they are not able either to decide a case or to do good to men.
Since you know then that they are not gods, do not fear them.
For they can neither curse nor bless kings;
they cannot show signs in the heavens and among the nations, or shine like the sun or give light like the moon.
The wild beasts are better than they are, for they can flee to cover and help themselves.
So we have no evidence whatever that they are gods; therefore do not fear them.
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber bed, that guards nothing, so are their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver.
In the same way, their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver, are like a thorn bush in a garden, on which every bird sits; or like a dead body cast out in the darkness.
By the purple and linen that rot upon them you will know that they are not gods; and they will finally themselves be consumed, and be a reproach in the land.
Better therefore is a just man who has no idols, for he will be far from reproach.
Here beginneth a sample of the epistle of the same Baruch, which epistle Jeremy (or Jeremiah) sent to the Jews, that were led away (as) prisoners into Babylon, of (or by) the king of (the) Babylonians, that he should tell to them, by that that was commanded of (or by) God to him. [Here beginneth the ensample of the same epistle, which Jeremy sent to the captives led away into Babylon, of (or by) the king of (the) men of Babylon, that he should show to them, after that it is commanded to him of (or by) God.]
For the sins which ye sinned before God, ye shall be led (away) (as) prisoners [or (as) captives] into Babylon, of (or by) Nebuchadnezzar, king of (the) Babylonians.
Therefore ye shall enter into Babylon [or And so ye go into Babylon], and ye shall be there full many years, and into (a) long time, till to seven generations; forsooth after this I shall lead out you from thence with peace.
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].
Therefore see ye, lest also ye be made like (to) alien deeds, and lest ye dread, and dread take you in them. Therefore when ye see a company behind and before (them), worship ye God, [Therefore see ye, lest and ye be made like to alien deeds, and lest ye dread, and that dread take you in them. And so the company of people seen from behind and from before worshipping,]
(then) say in your hearts, Lord God, it behooveth that thou be worshipped. [say in your hearts, Lord God, it behooveth thee for to be worshipped.]
Forsooth mine angel is with you, but (or and) I shall seek your souls. [Forsooth mine angel is with you, forsooth I myself shall seek out your souls.]
For why the trees (or the wood) of them be polished of (or by) a carpenter; also they be arrayed with gold, and arrayed with silver, and be false [or they also engolded and ensilvered be false], and may not (or be not able to) speak.
And as to a virgin [or to a maiden] loving ornaments, so, when gold is taken, ornaments be made to (or for) (the) idols. Certainly the gods of them have golden crowns on their heads;
wherefore priests withdraw from those gods gold and silver, and spend it in (or on) themselves.
Soothly they give also of that to whores, and array [or adorn] whores; and again when they receive that of (or from) whores, they array [or they adorn] their gods.
But those [or these] gods be not delivered from rust and moths. Forsooth when they be covered with a cloth (or a cloak) of purple,
priests shall wipe the face(s) of them, for (the) dust of the house (or because of the dust of the temple), which is full much among those gods. [they shall wipe the face(s) of them, for dust of the house, that is full much among them.]
Forsooth (these) idols have a sceptre, as a man hath; (yea), as the judge of a country, (but) that slayeth not a man sinning against himself. [Forsooth they have a sceptre, or king’s rod, as a man; as a judge of a country, that slayeth not the sinning (one) into him.]
Also they have in the hand a sword, and an ax; but they deliver not themselves from battle and from thieves. [Forsooth they have also in the hand sword and ax; forsooth they deliver not themselves from battle and day thieves.]
Wherefore be it known to you, that they be not gods; therefore worship (or dread) ye not them.
For as a broken vessel of a man is made unprofitable, such also be the gods of them. When they be set (up) in the house (or in the temple), the eyes of them be full of dust, of (or from) the feet of men entering [in].
And as [the] gates be set about a man, that offended the king, either as when a dead man is brought to the sepulchre, so priests keep securely the doors with closings, and locks, lest they be robbed of (or by) thieves.
They tend lanterns to (or for) them, and soothly many lanterns, of which they may (or be able to) see none;
forsooth they be as (the) beams in an house (or in the temple). Soothly men say that (the) serpents, that be of (the) earth, lick out the hearts of them; (yet) while the serpents eat them, and their cloth(es), and they feel it not. [forsooth they be as beams in the house. Soothly serpents that be of the earth, be said to lick out the hearts of them; (yet) the while they eat them, and (the) clothing of them, and they feel (it) not.]
The faces of them be black of (or from) the smoke, which is made in the house (or in the temple).
Night crows (or bats) and swallows fly above the body (or the bodies) of them, and above the head(s) of them, and birds also, and cats in like manner. [Above the body (or the bodies) of them, and above the head(s) of them, bats, or rearmice, and swallows fly, and birds also, and also cats.]
Wherefore know ye, that they be not gods; therefore dread ye not them. [Whereof know ye, for they be not gods; therefore ye shall not dread them.]
Also the gold which they have, is to (or for) (their) fairness; no but some man wipe away the rust, they shall not shine. For they (even) feeled (it) not, the while those were welled together [or Forsooth neither (even) the while they were molten together, they feeled (it)].
They be bought of all price (or for a very high price), in which no spirit (or breath) is in them. [They be bought of all price, in which things spirit is not in them.]
They without feet be borne on (the) shoulders of men, and show openly their unnobility to men;
be they shamed also that worship them. Therefore if they fall down to (the) earth, they shall not rise (up) of (or by) themselves; and if any man setteth that idol upright, it shall not stand by itself, but as to dead things [or as to dead men] shoulders shall (or must) be put to them.
The priests of them sell the sacrifices of them, and mis-use; in like manner and the women of them ravish [or taking] away, neither to a sick man, neither to a beggar, they give anything.
Of their sacrifices foul women, and in unclean blood, touch. Therefore know ye by these things, that they be not gods, and dread ye not them. [Of the sacrifices of them women with child, and menstruate, or in unclean blood, touch (al)together. And so witting of these things, for they be not gods, dread ye them not.]
For whereof be they called gods? For women set sacrifices to gods of silver, and of gold, and of tree (or of wood);
and (the) priests that have coats rent, and (their) heads and beard(s) shaven, whose heads be naked, sit in the houses of them (or in their temples). [and in the houses of them sit (the) priests having torn, or cut, coats, and heads and beard(s) shaven, whose heads be naked.]
Soothly they roar and cry against (or before) their gods, as in the supper of a dead man.
(And the) Priests take away the clothes of them, and clothe their wives, and their children.
And if they suffer anything of evil of (or from) any man, or if they suffer anything of good, they may not (or be not able to) yield back (or to repay it). Neither they may (or be able to) ordain [or (to) make] a king, neither do (him) away.
In like manner they may neither give riches, neither yield evil (thing). If any man maketh a vow to them, and yieldeth not, they ask not (for) this. [Also neither they may or be able to give riches, neither yield evil thing. If any man shall avow to them, and shall not yield, neither they require, or ask, (for) this thing.]
They deliver not a man from death, neither ravish a sick (or a weak) man from a mightier. [They deliver not a man from death, neither deliver a sick man from a more mighty.]
They restore not a blind man to sight; they shall not deliver a man from need.
They shall not have mercy on a widow, neither they shall do good to fatherless children. [They shall not have mercy of the widow, neither they shall do well to the fatherless and motherless.]
Their gods of tree (or of wood), and of stone, and of gold, and of silver, be like (the) stones of the mountain; forsooth they that worship them, shall be shamed [or shall be confounded].
How therefore is it to guess, either to say [or to be said], that they be gods? for why yet when (even the) Chaldeans honour not them.
Which when they hear that a dumb man may not speak, offer him to Bel, and ask of him to (be able to) speak; as if they that have no stirring, may (or be able to) feel. [Which when they shall hear the dumb not to be able to speak, offer him to Bel, asking of him for to speak; as (if) they be able to feel, which have not moving.]
And they, when they shall understand, shall forsake those idols; for those gods of them have no wit. [And they when they shall understand, shall forsake them; soothly those gods of them have not wit.]
Forsooth women gird (about) with ropes sit in ways, and kindled (or burned) bones of olives. Soothly when any of these women is drawn away of (or by) any man passing, and sleepeth with him, she despiseth her neighbouress, that she is not had worthy as herself, neither her rope is broken. [Forsooth women given about, or bound, with cords sit in ways, burning bones of olives. Forsooth when any of them drawn away of any man passing hath slept, she despiseth her neighbour, for she is not had worthy as she, neither her cord is broken.]
Forsooth all things that be done to them, be false. How therefore is it to guess, either to say, that those (or that they) be gods? [Forsooth all things that be done to them, be false. How is it to be guessed, or to be said, them to be gods?]
Forsooth those idols be made of (or by) smiths, and of (or by) goldsmiths. They shall be none other thing, no but that that (the) priests will (or desire) that they be. [Forsooth of carpenters and goldsmiths they be made. They shall none other thing be, no but that that priests will for to be.]
Also those goldsmiths that make them, be not of much time; therefore whether those things [or the things] that be made of (or by) them may be (or be able to be) gods?
Soothly they left false things, and shame (or reproof) to men to coming afterward. [Forsooth they left false things, and shame to men to coming after.]
For why when battles and evils come on them, priests think, where they shall hide themselves with those. [For why when battle shall above come to them, and evil things, priests think, where they shall hide themselves with them.]
How therefore owe (or ought) those to be deemed, that they be gods, which neither deliver themselves from battle, neither deliver themselves from evils? [Therefore how owe they for to be feeled, or deemed, for they be gods, which neither deliver them from battle, neither deliver them from evil things?]
For why when those be of tree (or of wood), and of stone, and of gold, and of silver, it shall be known afterward [For why when they be treen (or wooden), and stone, and engolded, and ensilvered, it shall be known afterward, for they be false,]
of (or by) all folks, and kings, that those things be false, that be made open; for those be not gods, but the works of (the) hands of men, and no work of God is with (or is in) them. [to all folks and kings; which be open, or known, for they be not gods, but (the) works of men’s hands, and no work of God (is) with (or is in) them.]
Whereof therefore it is know, that they be not gods, but the works of (the) hands of men [or but (the) works of men’s hands], and no work of God is in them.
They raise not a king to a country, neither shall give rain to men.
Also they shall not deem (a) doom, neither they shall deliver the country from wrong. For those may (or be able to) (do) nothing, as little crows betwixt the midst of heaven and of (the) earth. [Also they shall not describe, or judge, a doom, neither they shall deliver a country from wrong. For they may (do) nothing, as little crows betwixt the middle of heaven and earth.]
For when fire falleth into the house of gods of tree (or of wood), and of gold, and of silver, soothly the priests of those [or the priests of them] shall flee, and shall be delivered; but they shall be burnt as (the) beams in the midst.
Forsooth they shall not against-stand a king and battle. How therefore is it to guess, or to receive, that they be gods? [Forsooth they shall not against-stand a king and battle. How therefore is it to be guessed, or to be received, for they be gods?]
Gods of tree (or of wood), and of stone, and of gold, and of silver, shall not deliver themselves from night thieves, neither from day thieves, and wicked men be stronger than those gods.
They shall take away gold, and silver and cloth(es), by which those be covered, and (then) they shall go away; neither they (be able to) help themselves. [They shall take away from them gold, and silver and clothing, by which they be covered, and they shall go away; neither they bear help to themselves.]
Therefore it is better to be a king showing his virtue (or his power), either [or (else)] a profitable vessel in the house, in which he shall have glory that wieldeth it, than false gods; either [or (else)] a door in the house, that keepeth those things that be in it, is better than false gods.
Forsooth the sun, and moon, and stars, when they be bright [or when they be shining], and sent out to profits, obey.
In like manner and [the] lightning, when it appeareth, is clear. Soothly the same thing and (the) wind breatheth in each country.
And (the) clouds, to which, when it is commanded of (or by) God to go through all the world, perform that, that is commanded to those [or do what thing is commanded to them].
Also (the) fire sent from above, to waste mountains and woods, doeth that, that is commanded to it [or doeth what thing is commanded to it]; but these idols be not like to one of those things, neither by forms, neither by virtues (or in power).
Wherefore it is neither to guess, neither to say, that they be gods, when they may not (or be not able to) neither deem doom, neither do (good) to men. [Whereof neither it is to be guessed, neither to be said, them for to be gods, when they may neither deem doom, neither do to men.]
Therefore know ye that those be not gods, and dread ye not them. [And so witting for they be not gods, therefore ye shall not dread them.]
For they shall neither curse, neither bless kings.
Also they show not to (the) heathen men signs in (the) heaven(s), neither those shall shine as the sun, neither they shall give light as the moon. [Forsooth they show not to folks tokens in heaven, neither they shall shine as sun, neither shall lighten as the moon.]
Beasts that may (or be able to) fly under a roof, and do profit to themselves, be better than they. [Beasts be better than they, which may fly under a roof, and profit to themselves.]
Therefore by no manner it is open to you, that they be gods. For which thing, dread ye not them. [And so by no manner it is known to you, for they be gods. For which thing dread ye not them.]
For why as a man of rags, or shoeless, in a place where gourds [or cucumbers, that be bitter herbs], waxed, keepeth nothing, so be their gods of tree (or of wood), and of silver, and of gold.
In the same manner and a whitethorn in a garden [or in a yard] keepeth nothing, on which thorn each bird sitteth, (and) in like manner and their gods of tree (or of wood), and of gold, and of silver, be like [to] a dead man cast forth in(to) (the) darknesses.
Also of purple and of marble, which they hold above it; therefore ye shall know, that they be not gods. Also those be eaten at the last, and it shall be into shame in the country. [And of the purple and marble, that they hold above them(selves), ye shall know also, for they be no gods. Also at the last they themselves be eaten, and it shall be into reproof in the country.]
Better is a just man, that hath no simulacra, for why he shall be far from shames (or reproofs).
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