Letter of Jeremiah

Letter of Jeremiah 1:70

ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν σικυηράτῳ προβασκάνιον οὐδὲν φυλάσσον, οὕτως οἱ θεοὶ αὐτῶν εἰσὶ ξύλινοι καὶ περίχρυσοι καὶ περιάργυροι.
King James Version (KJV)

For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.

Modern English

Just as a scarecrow in a cucumber patch guards nothing at all, so are these gods of wood overlaid with silver and gold.

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