Epistle of Jeremy 1:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

They are just like a beam of the temple, but their hearts, it is said, are eaten away when crawling creatures from the earth devour them and their robes. They do not notice

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Common English Bible

The idols are just like the beams that support a house, but people say that their hearts melt before them. They don’t notice when vermin from the earth have eaten them and their clothing.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

The priests light lamps for the gods, far more than they need for their own use, but the idols can't see even one of them.

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