18They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.


In Context

15 He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:

16 when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.

17 Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

18 They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

19 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.

20 You are my battle axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:18They [are] vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

51:18They are worthless, the objects of mockery; when their judgment comes, they will perish.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

51:18They are vain works, and worthy to be laughed at, in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

51:18They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:18They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

51:18They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:18They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

51:18Vanity are they — work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:18They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.