Letter of Jeremiah 6:43

43 When one of them is led off by one of the passers-by and is taken to bed by him, she derides the woman next to her, because she was not as attractive as herself and her cord was not broken.

Letter of Jeremiah 6:43 In-Context

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.

43 When one of them is led off by one of the passers-by and is taken to bed by him, she derides the woman next to her, because she was not as attractive as herself and her cord was not broken.

44 Whatever is done for these idols is false. Why then must anyone think that they are gods, or call them gods?

45 They are made by carpenters and goldsmiths; they can be nothing but what the artisans wish them to be.