“Every man has become stupid and without knowledge.
Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image,
for his molten images are falsehood,
and there is no breath in them.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Jeremiah 51:17 in context
Jeremiah 51:14–20
14
The LORD of Armies has sworn by himself, saying,
‘Surely I will fill you with men,
as with locusts,
and they will lift up a shout against you.’
15
“He has made the earth by his power.
He has established the world by his wisdom.
By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.
16
When he utters his voice,
there is a roar 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 the wind out of his treasuries.
17
Selected verse
“Every man has become stupid and without knowledge.
Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image,
for his molten images are falsehood,
and there is no breath in them.
18
They are vanity,
a work of delusion.
In the time of their visitation, they will perish.
19
The portion of Jacob is not like these,
for he formed all things,
including the tribe of his inheritance.
The LORD of Armies is his name.
20
“You are my battle ax and weapons of war.
With you I will break the nations into pieces.
With you I will destroy kingdoms.
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