Jeremiah 51:18

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

Jeremiah 51:18 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:18

They [are] vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their
visitation they shall perish.] (See Gill on Jeremiah 10:15).

Jeremiah 51:18 In-Context

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 eretz; he makes lightnings 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 put to shame 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 Ya`akov is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and [Yisra'el] is the tribe of his inheritance: the LORD of Hosts is his name.
20 You are my battle-ax and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;
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