Epistle of Jeremy 1:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

They light more lamps for them than they light for themselves, though their gods can see none of them.

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Common English Bible

The priests light more lamps for the idols than for themselves, but their gods can’t see them.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

The priests fortify the temples with doors and bars and bolts, so that thieves cannot break in. The gods are locked up as securely as a prisoner about to be executed for a crime against the king.

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