Epistle of Jeremy 1_1:34 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) 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. Flere versionerGood News Translation (US Version) It doesn't matter whether a person helps or harms these gods, since they cannot pay him back. They are not able to make anyone a king or to dethrone him, Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition You see, it doesn't matter how anyone treats these idols—they cannot reward or punish in return. Idols aren't able to help anyone become king or take away a king's power. Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional 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. |