Epistle of Jeremy 1:42 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

When one of them is led off by one of the passers-by and is taken to bed by him, she derides the woman next to her because she was not as attractive as herself and her cord was not broken.

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Common English Bible

The women, with cords wrapped around them, sit along the streets and burn corn husks as incense.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

But even when the people realize that their gods cannot help, they are stupid enough to go on worshipping them.

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