Jeremiah 51:18
What does Jeremiah 51:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 51:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Vanity <FI>are<Fi> they--work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They are vain works, and worthy to be laughed at, in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Context
v.17Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
v.18This passage
v.19The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 46:1
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.
- Jeremiah 10:15
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
- Acts 14:15
and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
- Jeremiah 10:8
But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock.
- Exodus 12:12
For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 50:2
Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.
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