Epistle of Jeremy 1_1:72 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) By the purple and linen that rot upon them you will know that they are not gods; and they will finally themselves be consumed, and be a reproach in the land. More versionsGood News Translation (US Version) The purple linen robes they wear rot away, so we know that they are not gods. Finally they will be eaten by termites, and then no one anywhere will have any use for them. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition The purple linen robes they wear will rot—this also proves they are not really gods. Someday the idols themselves will waste away to nothing, and they will be a disgrace to their worshipers. Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon them: and they themselves afterward shall be consumed, and shall be a reproach in the country. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional From the purple and linen that rot upon them you will know that they are not gods; and they will finally be consumed themselves, and be a reproach in the land. |