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They cannot judge their own cause or deliver one who is wronged, for they have no power;
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they are like crows between heaven and earth. When fire breaks out in a temple of wooden gods overlaid with gold or silver, their priests will flee and escape, but the gods will be burned up like timbers.
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Besides, they can offer no resistance to king or enemy. Why then must anyone admit or think that they are gods?
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Gods made of wood and overlaid with silver and gold are unable to save themselves from thieves or robbers.
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Anyone who can will strip them of their gold and silver and of the robes they wear, and go off with this booty, and they will not be able to help themselves.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.