Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Vain is it; and worthy to be laughed at. And in the time of visitation it shall perish.
New American Standard Bible
In the time of their punishment they will perish.
King James Version
They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Holman Bible
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.
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
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 51:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
17 By the reason of wisdom, all men are become fools. Confounded be all the casters of images: for the thing that they make is but deceit, and hath no breath. 18 Vain is it; and worthy to be laughed at. And in the time of visitation it shall perish. 19 "Nevertheless, the portion of Jacob is none such: but he that made all things, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, he is the rod of his inheritance.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 12:12
"For I will go about in the land of Egypt this same night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast, and upon all the gods of Egypt will I the LORD do execution.
Isaiah 19:1
This is the heavy burden upon Egypt: Behold, the LORD will ride upon a swift cloud, and come into Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his coming, and the heart of Egypt shall quake within her.
Isaiah 46:1
Bel is fallen, and Nebo is broken down: whose images were a burden for the beasts and cattle, to overladen them, and to make them weary.
Jeremiah 10:8
They are altogether unlearned and unwise. All their cunning is but vanity:
Jeremiah 10:15
The vain craftsmen with their works, that they in their vanity hath made, shall perish one with another in the time of visitation.
Jeremiah 18:15
But my people hath so forgotten me, that they have made sacrifice unto vain gods. And while they followed their own ways they are come out of the high street, and gone into a foot way not used to be trodden.
Jeremiah 43:12-13
He shall set fire upon the temples of the Egyptian gods, and burn them up, and take themselves prisoners. Moreover, he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, like as a shepherd putteth on his coat, and shall depart his way from thence in peace.
Jeremiah 46:25
Moreover, sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will visit that restless people of Alexandria, Pharaoh and Egypt; yea, both their gods and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that put their trust in him.
Jeremiah 48:7
For because thou hast trusted in thy strongholds and treasure, thou shalt be taken. Chemosh with his priests and princes shall go away into captivity.
Jeremiah 50:2
"Preach among the Gentiles, let your voice be heard, make a token: cry out, keep no silence, but say, 'Babylon shall be won, Bel shall be confounded, and Merodach shall be overcome. Yea their gods shall be brought to shame and their images shall stand in fear.'
Jonah 2:8
They that observe vain vanities, have forsaken him that was merciful unto them.
Zephaniah 2:11
The LORD shall be grim upon them, and destroy all the goods in the land. And all the Isles of the Heathen shall worship him, every man in his place.
Acts 14:15
and saying, "Sirs, why do ye this? We are mortal men like unto 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 that in them is,