Letter of Jeremiah 1:8

8 Their tongues are smoothed by the craftsman, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver; but they are false and cannot speak.

Letter of Jeremiah 1:8 In-Context

6 But say in your heart, "It is thou, O Lord, whom we must worship."

7 For my angel is with you, and he is watching your lives.

8 Their tongues are smoothed by the craftsman, and they themselves are overlaid with gold and silver; but they are false and cannot speak.

9 People take gold and make crowns for the heads of their gods, as they would for a girl who loves ornaments;

10 and sometimes the priests secretly take gold and silver from their gods and spend it upon themselves,