Jeremiah 51:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ All mankind has become too brutish to know, every smith has been put to shame by the carved image, for his moulded image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Every man has become stupid and brutelike, without knowledge [of God]; every goldsmith is put to shame by the images he has made; for his molten idols are a lie, and there is no breath [of life] in them.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Everyone is too foolish to understand; every smith is shamed by his idols, for their images are shams; they aren’t alive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Each man has become foolish before his own knowledge. Each sculptor has been confounded by his own sculpture. For what he has formed of them is a lie, and there is no spirit in them.

Jeremiah 51:17 Cross References

Psalm 115:5

They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

Psalm 115:8

The ones who make them, shall become like them – All who trust in them.

Psalm 14:2

יהוה  looked down from the heavens on the sons of mankind, To see if there is a wise one, seeking יהוה.

Jeremiah 10:14

Everyone is brutish in knowledge; every smith is put to shame by his idol. For his moulded image is falsehood, and there is no spirit in them.

Jeremiah 50:2

“Declare among the nations, and let it be heard. And lift up a banner, let it be heard, and do not conceal it. Say, ‘Baḇ