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Baruch 6:34
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Baruch 6:65–67
65 Knowing therefore that they are no gods, don’t fear them. (WEB) 66 For they can neither curse nor bless kings. (WEB) 67 They can’t show signs in the heavens among the nations, or shine as the sun, or give light as the moon. (WEB)
Baruch 6:52–54
52 Who then may not know that they are not gods? (WEB) 53 For they can’t set up a king in a land or give rain to men. (WEB) 54 They can’t judge their own cause, or redress a wrong, being unable; for they are like crows between heaven and earth. (WEB)
Baruch 6:37–39
37 They can’t restore a blind man to his sight, or deliver anyone who is in distress. (WEB) 38 They can show no mercy to the widow, or do good to the fatherless. (WEB) 39 They are like the stones that are cut out of the mountain, these gods of wood that are overlaid with gold and w… (WEB)
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Job 24:20–22
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Baruch 6:41–43
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