Epistle of Jeremy 1_1:24 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) As for the gold which they wear for beauty—they will not shine unless some one wipes off the rust; for even when they were being cast, they had no feeling. More versionsGood News Translation (US Version) These idols have been plated with gold to make them beautiful, but they do not shine unless someone polishes them. When they were being poured into molds, they felt nothing. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition No matter how much money it took to make these idols, there is no life in them. They didn't feel a thing when they were being made out of melted gold poured into molds—even the gold used to make them beautiful must be polished before it shines. Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Notwithstanding the gold wherewith they are beset to make them beautiful, except one wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for not even when they were molten did they feel it. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional As for the gold that they wear for beauty—it will not shine unless someone wipes off the tarnish; for even when they were being cast, they did not feel it. |