64 Therefore a man shouldn’t think or say that they are gods, seeing they aren’t able to judge causes or to do good to men. (WEB) 65 Knowing therefore that they are no gods, don’t fear them. (WEB) 66 For they can neither curse nor bless kings. (WEB)
Baruch 6:64–66
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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)
Baruch 6:55–57
55 For even when fire falls upon the house of gods of wood overlaid with gold or with silver, their priests will flee away, and escape, but they themselves will be burned apart like beams. (WEB) 56 Moreover they can’t withstand any king or enemies. How could a man then ad… (WEB)
Baruch 6:22–24
22 Bats, swallows, and birds land on their bodies and heads. So do the cats. (WEB) 23 By this you may know that they are no gods. Therefore don’t fear them. (WEB) 24 Notwithstanding the gold with which they are covered to make them beautiful, unless someone wipes off the tarnish, t… (WEB)
Baruch 6:43–45
43 The women also with cords around them sit in the ways, burning bran for incense; but if any of them, drawn by someone who passes by, lies with him, she reproaches her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself and her cord wasn’t broken. (WEB) 44 Whatever is… (WEB)
Baruch 6:51–53
51 It will be manifest to all nations and kings that they are no gods, but the works of men’s hands, and that there is no work of God in them. (WEB) 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)
Baruch 6:35–37
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) 37 They can’t restore a blind man to his sight, or… (WEB)
Baruch 6:39–41
39 They are like the stones that are cut out of the mountain, these gods of wood that are overlaid with gold and with silver. Those who minister to them will be confounded. (WEB) 40 How could a man then think or say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves d… (WEB)
Jeremiah 16:19–21
19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all. 20 Can man make gods for himself? Suc…
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