This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Epistle of Jeremy 1_1:41 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional41 Yet they themselves cannot perceive this and abandon them, for they have no sense. See the chapterMore versionsGood News Translation (US Version)41 When someone cannot speak, they take him to the temple and ask Bel to give him the power of speech, as if Bel could understand anything. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition41 But when the Babylonians realize these gods have no sense, they just leave them. See the chapterRevised Version with Apocrypha 189541 Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and intreat him to call upon Bel, as though he were able to understand. See the chapter |