Douay Rheims Bible  Baruch 5  The Book of Baruch  Return to
Index  Chapter 6   For the sins that you have committed before
God, you shall be carried away captives into Babylon by
Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon.   And when you are come into
Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time,
even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away
from thence with peace.   But now, you shall see in Babylon gods
of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of wood borne upon
shoulders, causing fear to the Gentiles.   Beware therefore that
you imitate not the doings of others, and be afraid, and the
fear of them should seize upon you.   But when you see the
multitude behind, and before, adoring them, say you in your
hearts: Thou oughtest to be adored, O Lord.   For my angel is
with you: And I myself will demand an account of your souls.
For their tongue that is polished by the craftsman, and
themselves laid over with gold and silver, are false things, and
they cannot speak.   And as if it were