Letter of Jeremiah 1:55
“Whereupon when fire falleth vpon the house of gods of wood, or layd ouer with gold or siluer, their priests will fly away, & escape: but they themselues shall be burnt asunder like beames.”
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Letter of Jeremiah 1:55 Context
53For neither can they set vp a king in the land, nor giue raine vnto men. 54Neither can they iudge their owne cause, nor redresse a wrong being vnable: for they are as crowes between heauen and earth. 55Whereupon when fire falleth vpon the house of gods of wood, or layd ouer with gold or siluer, their priests will fly away, & escape: but they themselues shall be burnt asunder like beames. 56Moreouer they cannot withstand any king or enemies: how can it then be thought or said that they be gods? 57Neither are those gods of wood, and layd ouer with siluer or gold able to escape either from theeues or robbers.
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Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee away, and escape; but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams.
- King James Version
When it happens that fire falls upon the house of gods of wood, overlaid with gold or silver, their priests will flee away and escape; but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams.
- World English Bible