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Yes it does. That is idol worship they are describing.

5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

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Yes and the Idol is a tree (not a chiseled statue idol of a god) that is decorated with silver and gold and nailed to stay straight.

Again, research on your own what the tree spoken of in this verse represented to the Pagans of Babylon at the time of Jeremiah. I would suggest you start with a Strong’s Concordance to go along with a KJV of the Bible and most of all pray for the Holy Spirit to give you understanding.

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Is there a reason that God the Holy Spirit chose not to write the,just as a for instance, New Testament in Classical Homerian Greek? Instead, the language of the common man and business man, the Koine Greek was used.

Koiné is also the language of the Christian New Testament, of the Septuagint (the 3rd-century BC Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible), and of most early Christian theological writing by the Church Fathers. In this context, Koiné Greek is also known as "Biblical", "New Testament" or "patristic Greek".[source]

Do you suppose there is any parallel to being able to read God's Word in a form of English that we really do speak now? I do have to wonder whether these "King Jimmy is the only real Bible " characters converse in Elizabethan English to their family, friend, and business associates... That would be the modern day equivalent of speaking Homerian Classical Greek in the market place in 30 AD...

I'm sure Christmas is a joyous time in some of these homes.. But then again, most of the Millerite offshoots (that would be the JW's, and the Armstrongites as examples) don't celebrate Christ's birth anyway. Matter of fact, you will find them knocking on your door and digging up the same Jeremiah proof text as they try to sell you their bill of goods about Christmas. I find that contra-Biblical because the 'wise men' came, acknowledged the new born King, worshiped Him (not the house or manger or anything else)and brought gifts. Those who say that celebrating the birth of the Savior is pagan are... quick I need a good word here... just Biblically dumb..

I would think that they would rejoice that God became flesh and dwelt among us. That surely is a time to celebrate... (or maybe for them, God didn't become flesh - then I can see acting like they were baptized in really bad vinegar.) (That should bring something out of the woodwork. That crowd also tends to mess up the rendering of John 1:1... In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ;-)