Talált 19150 Eredmények: Or
As though for a girl fond of finery, these people take gold and make crowns for the heads of their gods. (Baruch 6, 8)
They dress up these gods of silver, gold and wood, in clothes, like human beings; on their own they cannot protect themselves from either tarnish or woodworm; (Baruch 6, 10)
One holds a sceptre like the governor of a province, yet is powerless to put to death anyone who offends him; (Baruch 6, 12)
another holds sword and mace in his right hand, yet is powerless to defend himself against war or thieves. (Baruch 6, 13)
Just as the doors are locked on all sides on someone who has offended a king and is under sentence of death, so the priests secure the temples of these gods with gates and bolts and bars for fear of burglary. (Baruch 6, 17)
They light more lamps for them than they do for themselves, and the gods see none of them. (Baruch 6, 18)
From this, you can see for yourselves that they are not gods; do not be afraid of them. (Baruch 6, 22)
'The gold with which they are parading their futility before the world is supposed to make them look beautiful, but if someone does not rub off the tarnish, these gods will not be shining much on their own, and even while they were being cast, they felt nothing. (Baruch 6, 23)
However much was paid for them, there is still no breath of life in them. (Baruch 6, 24)
Being unable to walk, they have to be carried on men's shoulders, which shows how futile they are. It is humiliating for their worshippers, too, who have to stand them up again if they fall over. (Baruch 6, 25)
Whatever is sacrificed to them, the priests re-sell and pocket the profit; while their wives salt down part of it, but give nothing to the poor or to the helpless. As to the sacrifices themselves, why, women during their periods and women in childbed are not afraid to touch them! (Baruch 6, 27)
In their temples, the priests stay sitting down, their garments torn, heads and beard shaved and heads uncovered; (Baruch 6, 30)
