Letter of Jeremiah 25
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25 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(A)
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Jeremiah 10:5
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5 Their idols[a] are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and they cannot speak;
they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they cannot do evil,
nor is it in them to do good.(A)
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- 10.5 Heb They
Wisdom of Solomon 13:10
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The Foolishness of Idolatry
10 But miserable, with their hopes set on dead things, are those
who give the name “gods” to the works of human hands,
gold and silver fashioned with skill
and likenesses of animals
or a useless stone, the work of an ancient hand.(A)
2 Maccabees 2:2
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2 and that the prophet, after giving them the law, instructed those who were being deported not to forget the commandments of the Lord or to be led astray in their thoughts on seeing the gold and silver statues and their adornment.(A)
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