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Jeremiah 51:17

American Standard Version

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.

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Jeremiah 51:17 in other translations

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

Jeremiah 51:17 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 51:17 in context

  1. 15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.
  2. 16When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
  3. 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.
  4. 18They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
  5. 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.