Epistle of Jeremy 1_1:8 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Their tongues are smoothed by the carpenter, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver; but they are false and cannot speak. Flere versionerGood News Translation (US Version) Their idols are plated with silver and gold and have tongues that were carved by woodworkers. But they are not real gods, and they cannot speak. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Idols are not really gods—they can't even talk! They are covered with gold and silver, and their tongues were carved out of wood. Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For their tongue is polished by the workman, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and with silver; yet are they but false, and cannot speak. Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Their tongues are smoothed by the craftsman, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver; but they are false and cannot speak. |