Epistle of Jeremy 1_1:12 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

¹² that cannot save themselves from rust and corrosion. When they have been dressed in purple robes,

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Good News Translation (US Version)

¹² But even though the gods are dressed in purple robes like kings, they still cannot keep themselves from being tarnished or protect themselves from termites.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹² They cannot even protect themselves from rust and decay. They are decorated with purple robes,

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹² Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moths, though they be covered with purple raiment.

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