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_1:72 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional72 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. See the chapterMore versionsGood News Translation (US Version)72 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. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition72 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. See the chapterRevised Version with Apocrypha 189572 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. See the chapter |