Parallel Verses

King James Version

They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

New American Standard Bible

They are worthless, a work of mockery;
In the time of their punishment they will perish.

Holman Bible

They are worthless, a work to be mocked.
At the time of their punishment they will be destroyed.

International Standard Version

They're worthless, a work of mockery, and when the time of punishment comes, they'll perish.

A Conservative Version

They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation they shall perish.

American Standard Version

They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Amplified


They are worthless (empty, false, futile), a work of delusion and worthy of derision;
In the time of their inspection and punishment they will perish.

Bible in Basic English

They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.

Darby Translation

They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Julia Smith Translation

They are vanity, the work of delusions: in the time of reviewing they shall perish.

King James 2000

They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their judgment they shall perish.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They [are] worthless, a work of mockery. At the time of their punishment, they will perish.

Modern King James verseion

They are vanity, the work of errors; in the time of their judgment they shall perish.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Vain is it; and worthy to be laughed at. And in the time of visitation it shall perish.

NET Bible

They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

New Heart English Bible

They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The Emphasized Bible

Vanity, they are, A handiwork of mockeries, - In the time of their visitation, shall they perish.

Webster

They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

World English Bible

They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Youngs Literal Translation

Vanity are they -- work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הבל הבל 
hebel 
Usage: 73

the work
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

of errors
תּעתּע 
Ta`tua` 
Usage: 2

in the time
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

פּקדּה 
P@quddah 
Usage: 32

References

Fausets

Context Readings

A Message Concerning Babylon

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.



Cross References

Exodus 12:12

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Isaiah 46:1

Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

Jeremiah 10:8

But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

Jeremiah 10:15

They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Jeremiah 18:15

Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

Jeremiah 43:12-13

And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

Jeremiah 46:25

The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:

Jeremiah 48:7

For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

Jeremiah 50:2

Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

Jonah 2:8

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

Zephaniah 2:11

The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

Acts 14:15

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

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