Epistle of Jeremy 1:39 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Why then must anyone think that they are gods or call them gods? Besides, even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them, for when they see someone who cannot speak, they bring Bel and pray that the mute may speak, as though Bel were able to understand!

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Common English Bible

So why should anyone consider or call them gods?

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

These things made of wood and covered with silver and gold are as powerless as stone taken from the mountains; and the people who worship them will be put to shame.

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