Epistle of Jeremy 1_1:70 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Like a scarecrow in a cucumber bed, that guards nothing, so are their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver. More versionsGood News Translation (US Version) These gods of theirs, made of wood and covered with silver and gold, are about as helpful as a scarecrow in a cucumber patch; they are no protection at all. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition The Babylonian gods are pieces of wood covered with gold and silver, and they are as helpless as a scarecrow guarding a cucumber patch. Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers that keepeth nothing, so are their gods of wood, and overlaid with gold and with silver. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Like a scarecrow in a cucumber bed, which guards nothing, so are their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver. |