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Jeremiah 51:17

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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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נִבְעַ֤רniv.'Arhe is stupidH1197 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
אָדָם֙'a.DampersonH120 →
מִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atfrom knowledgeH1847 →
הֹבִ֥ישׁho.Vishhe is put to shameH954 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
צֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefmetalsmithH6884 →
מִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selfrom [the] idolH6459 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
שֶׁ֥קֶרShe.ker[is] deceptionH8267 →
נִסְכּ֖וֹnis.Komolten image hisH5262 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
ר֥וּחַRu.achbreathH7307 →
בָּֽם׃Bam[is] in <the> them

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Habakkuk 2:18–19What 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.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.Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Isaiah 44:18–20They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.Revelation 9:20Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.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.’1 Corinthians 1:19–21For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”Romans 1:20–23For 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.Psalms 115:8Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.Psalms 115:5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;Psalms 135:17–18they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.Psalms 53:1–2The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.Isaiah 44:11Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.Judges 18:24He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”Jeremiah 1:16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.Jeremiah 46:18As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.Revelation 13:15The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.Psalms 92:5–6How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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