9 And taking gold, as if it were for a virgin who loves to be happy, they make crowns for the heads of their gods. (WEB) 10 Sometimes also the priests take gold and silver from their gods, and spend it on themselves. (WEB) 11 They will even give some of it to the common prostitutes. They dress them like men with garments, even the gods of silver, gods of gold, and gods of wood. (WEB)
Baruch 6:9–11
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Isaiah 46:5–7
5 To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike? 6 They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. 7 They lift it to…
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)
Baruch 6:32–34
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… (WEB)
Baruch 6:56–58
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Ezekiel 16:16–18
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Job 3:14–16
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