Jeremiah 51:17 — Bible Verse (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.”
Jeremiah 51:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.”
Jeremiah 51:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 51:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 51:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Every man is become brutish, so as to have no knowledge; every founder is put to shame by the graven image, for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. ”
Jeremiah 51:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euery man is a beast by his owne knowledge: euery founder is confounded by the grauen image: for his melting is but falsehood, and there is no breath therein.”
Jeremiah 51:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:17 in Context — Jeremiah 51
15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
17 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.
18 They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
19 The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.
What Does Jeremiah 51:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:17 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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