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_1:24 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189524 Notwithstanding the gold wherewith they are beset to make them beautiful, except one wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for not even when they were molten did they feel it. See the chapterMore versionsGood News Translation (US Version)24 These idols have been plated with gold to make them beautiful, but they do not shine unless someone polishes them. When they were being poured into molds, they felt nothing. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition24-25 No matter how much money it took to make these idols, there is no life in them. They didn't feel a thing when they were being made out of melted gold poured into molds—even the gold used to make them beautiful must be polished before it shines. See the chapterNew Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional24 As for the gold that they wear for beauty—it will not shine unless someone wipes off the tarnish; for even when they were being cast, they did not feel it. See the chapter |