Jeremiah 51:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.”
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“Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false <FI>is<Fi> his molten image, And there is no breath in them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 51:17 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Psalms 53:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 92:5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
- Psalms 115:5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
- Psalms 115:8Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
- Psalms 135:17they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
- Isaiah 44:18They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
- Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- Jeremiah 50:2“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’
- Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it— or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
- Romans 1:20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
- 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
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