Treasury of Scripture Knowledge By the purple also and the scarlet which are motheaten upon them, you shall know that they are not gods. And they themselves at last are consumed, and shall be a reproach in the country. Baruch 6:69For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing, so are their gods of wood, and of silver, and laid over with gold. Baruch 6:70 They are no better than a white thorn in a garden, upon which every bird sitteth. In like manner also their gods of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, are like to a dead body cast forth in the dark. Baruch 6:72 Better, therefore, is the just man that hath no idols: for he shall be far from reproach. Daniel 3:31 Wherefore, all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment: Context Baruch 6…70They are no better than a white thorn in a garden, upon which every bird sitteth. In like manner also their gods of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, are like to a dead body cast forth in the dark. 71By the purple also and the scarlet which are motheaten upon them, you shall know that they are not gods. And they themselves at last are consumed, and shall be a reproach in the country. 72Better, therefore, is the just man that hath no idols: for he shall be far from reproach.… Cross References Baruch 6:69 For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing, so are their gods of wood, and of silver, and laid over with gold. Baruch 6:70 They are no better than a white thorn in a garden, upon which every bird sitteth. In like manner also their gods of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, are like to a dead body cast forth in the dark. Baruch 6:72 Better, therefore, is the just man that hath no idols: for he shall be far from reproach. Daniel 3:31 Wherefore, all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment: |
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