34 Whether it is evil or good what one does to them, they are not able to repay it. They can’t set up a king or put him down. (WEB) 35 In like manner, they can neither give riches nor money. Though a man make a vow to them and doesn’t keep it, they will never exact it. (WEB) 36 They can save no man from death. They can’t deliver the weak from the mighty. (WEB)
Baruch 6:34–36
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Baruch 6:65–67
65 Knowing therefore that they are no gods, don’t fear them. (WEB) 66 For they can neither curse nor bless kings. (WEB) 67 They can’t show signs in the heavens among the nations, or shine as the sun, or give light as the moon. (WEB)
Baruch 6:52–54
52 Who then may not know that they are not gods? (WEB) 53 For they can’t set up a king in a land or give rain to men. (WEB) 54 They can’t judge their own cause, or redress a wrong, being unable; for they are like crows between heaven and earth. (WEB)
Psalms 49:6–8
6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. 7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. 8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
Baruch 6:41–43
41 If they shall see one mute who can’t speak, they bring him and ask him to call upon Bel, as though he were able to understand. (WEB) 42 Yet they can’t perceive this themselves, and forsake them; for they have no understanding. (WEB) 43 The women also with cords around them sit i… (WEB)
Psalms 73:4–6
4 They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. 5 They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. 6 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
Baruch 6:15–17
15 He has also a dagger in his right hand, and an axe, but can’t deliver himself from war and robbers. (WEB) 16 By this they are known not to be gods. Therefore don’t fear them. (WEB) 17 For like a vessel that a man uses is worth nothing when it is broken, even so it is with their… (WEB)
Jeremiah 51:17–19
17 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. 18 They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish. 19 The Porti…
Job 24:20–22
20 The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree. 21 They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow. 22 Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no…
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