Letter of Jeremiah 6:40

40 Why then must anyone think that they are gods, or call them gods? Besides, even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them; for when they see someone who cannot speak, they bring Bel and pray that the mute may speak, as though Bel ^[a] were able to understand!

Letter of Jeremiah 6:40 In-Context

38 They cannot take pity on a widow or do good to an orphan.

39 These things that are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver are like stones from the mountain, and those who serve them will be put to shame.

40 Why then must anyone think that they are gods, or call them gods? Besides, even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them; for when they see someone who cannot speak, they bring Bel and pray that the mute may speak, as though Bel were able to understand!

41 Yet they themselves cannot perceive this and abandon them, for they have no sense.

42 And the women, with cords around them, sit along the passageways, burning bran for incense.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gk [he]