32 They roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead. (WEB) 33 The priests also take off garments from them and clothe their wives and children with them. (WEB) 34 Whether it is evil or good what one does to them, they are not able to repay it. They can’t set up a king or put him down. (WEB)
Baruch 6:32–34
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Baruch 6:27–29
27 Those who serve them are also ashamed, for if they fall to the ground at any time, they can’t rise up again by themselves. If they are bowed down, they can’t make themselves straight; but the offerings are set before them, as if they were dead men. (WEB) 28 And the thi… (WEB)
Job 24:20–22
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Baruch 6:37–39
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Book of Jubilees 22:16–18
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Baruch 6:55–57
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Psalms 78:63–65
63 Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs. 64 His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament. 65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
Baruch 6:65–67
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