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Monday, July 28th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 10:15
Vanity [are] they, work of erring ones, In the time of their inspection they perish.
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Christian Standard Bible®
They are worthless, a work to be mocked.At the time of their punishmentthey will be destroyed.
They are worthless, a work to be mocked.At the time of their punishmentthey will be destroyed.
Hebrew Names Version
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
King James Version
They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
English Standard Version
They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
New American Standard Bible
They are worthless, a work of mockery; At the time of their punishment they will perish.
They are worthless, a work of mockery; At the time of their punishment they will perish.
New Century Version
They are worth nothing; people make fun of them. When they are judged, they will be destroyed.
They are worth nothing; people make fun of them. When they are judged, they will be destroyed.
Amplified Bible
They are worthless and devoid of promise, a work of delusion and mockery; In their time of [trial and] punishment they will perish [without hope].
They are worthless and devoid of promise, a work of delusion and mockery; In their time of [trial and] punishment they will perish [without hope].
World English Bible
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They are vanitie, and the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanitie, and the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Legacy Standard Bible
They are vanity, a work of mockery;In the time of their punishment they will perish.
They are vanity, a work of mockery;In the time of their punishment they will perish.
Berean Standard Bible
They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment, they will perish.
They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment, they will perish.
Contemporary English Version
Idols are merely a joke, and when the time is right, they will be destroyed.
Idols are merely a joke, and when the time is right, they will be destroyed.
Complete Jewish Bible
they are nothings, ridiculous objects; when the day for their punishment comes, they will perish.
they are nothings, ridiculous objects; when the day for their punishment comes, they will perish.
Darby Translation
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Easy-to-Read Version
These idols are worth nothing. They are something to make fun of. In the time of judgment they will be destroyed.
These idols are worth nothing. They are something to make fun of. In the time of judgment they will be destroyed.
George Lamsa Translation
They are vanity, and the work of vain folly; in the time when they are visited with punishment, they shall perish.
They are vanity, and the work of vain folly; in the time when they are visited with punishment, they shall perish.
Good News Translation
They are worthless and should be despised; they will be destroyed when the Lord comes to deal with them.
They are worthless and should be despised; they will be destroyed when the Lord comes to deal with them.
Lexham English Bible
They are vanity, a work of mockery, at the time of their punishment, they will perish.
They are vanity, a work of mockery, at the time of their punishment, they will perish.
Literal Translation
They are vanity, the work of delusion. In the time of their judgment they shall perish.
They are vanity, the work of delusion. In the time of their judgment they shall perish.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The vayne craftes men with their workes, that they in their vanite haue made, shall perish one with another in the tyme of visitacion.
The vayne craftes men with their workes, that they in their vanite haue made, shall perish one with another in the tyme of visitacion.
American Standard Version
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Bible in Basic English
They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.
They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
They are vanity, a work of delusion; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, a work of delusion; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
King James Version (1611)
They are vanity, and the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, and the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The vayne craftesmen with their workes that they in their vanitie haue made, shall perishe one with another in time of visitation.
The vayne craftesmen with their workes that they in their vanitie haue made, shall perishe one with another in time of visitation.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They are vain works, wrought in mockery; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vain works, wrought in mockery; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
English Revised Version
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Tho ben veyn, and a werk worthi of scorn; tho schulen perische in the tyme of her visitacioun.
Tho ben veyn, and a werk worthi of scorn; tho schulen perische in the tyme of her visitacioun.
Update Bible Version
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Webster's Bible Translation
They [are] vanity, [and] the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They [are] vanity, [and] the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
New English Translation
They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
New King James Version
They are futile, a work of errors; In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
They are futile, a work of errors; In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
New Living Translation
Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
New Life Bible
They are without worth, and make fun of the truth. In the time of their punishment, they will be destroyed.
They are without worth, and make fun of the truth. In the time of their punishment, they will be destroyed.
New Revised Standard
They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Vanity, they are, the handiwork of mockeries, - In the time of their visitation, shall they perish.
Vanity, they are, the handiwork of mockeries, - In the time of their visitation, shall they perish.
Douay-Rheims Bible
They are vain things, and a ridiculous work: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are vain things, and a ridiculous work: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Revised Standard Version
They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They are worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.
They are worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.
Contextual Overview
1 Hear ye the word, O house of Israel, That Jehovah hath spoken for you. 2 Thus said Jehovah: Unto the way of the nations accustom not yourselves, And by the signs of the heavens be not affrighted, For the nations are affrighted by them. 3 For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe, 4 With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble. 5 As a palm they [are] stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them. 6 Because there is none like Thee, O Jehovah, Great [art] Thou, and great Thy name in might. 7 Who doth not fear Thee, king of the nations? For to Thee it is becoming, For among all the wise of the nations, And in all their kingdom there is none like Thee. 8 And in one they are brutish and foolish, An instruction of vanities [is] the tree itself. 9 Spread-out silver from Tarshish is brought, And gold from Uphaz, Work of an artizan, and of the hands of a refiner, Blue and purple [is] their clothing, Work of the skilful -- all of them. 10 And Jehovah [is] a God of truth, He [is] a living God, and a king age-during, From His wrath shake doth the earth, And nations endure not His indignation.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
vanity: Jeremiah 10:8, Jeremiah 8:19, Jeremiah 14:22, Jeremiah 51:18, Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Samuel 12:21, Isaiah 41:24, Isaiah 41:29, Jonah 2:8, Acts 14:15
in the: Jeremiah 10:11, Jeremiah 8:12, Isaiah 2:18-21, Zephaniah 1:3, Zephaniah 1:4, Zechariah 13:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:17 - not to God 1 Kings 16:13 - vanities 2 Kings 17:15 - vanity Psalms 31:6 - lying Psalms 40:4 - as turn Psalms 96:5 - For Isaiah 44:9 - make Isaiah 45:16 - General Jeremiah 1:16 - worshipped Jeremiah 2:5 - walked Jeremiah 16:19 - Surely Jeremiah 18:15 - burned Jeremiah 48:44 - the year Ezekiel 24:12 - wearied Hosea 9:7 - days of visitation Hosea 12:11 - surely Micah 7:4 - thy Habakkuk 2:18 - a teacher Acts 19:26 - that they Romans 1:21 - but became Romans 1:25 - into a lie Revelation 9:20 - and idols
Cross-References
Genesis 10:2
`Sons of Japheth [are] Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
`Sons of Japheth [are] Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:3
And sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
And sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 10:8
And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;
And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;
Genesis 10:15
And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
Genesis 10:18
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.
Genesis 10:20
These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
Genesis 10:21
As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
Genesis 10:24
And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.
And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.
Genesis 23:3
And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying,
And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Genesis 49:13
Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he [is] for a haven of ships; And his side [is] unto Zidon.
Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he [is] for a haven of ships; And his side [is] unto Zidon.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They are vanity,.... They are the fruit of the vain imagination of men; to worship them shows the vanity of the human mind; and they are vain things to trust to:
and the work of errors; of erroneous men, and which lead men into errors; and are worthy to be laughed at, as the Targum paraphrases it.
In the time of their visitation they shall perish; or in the time that I shall visit upon them their sins, as the Targum; that is, when Babylon should be destroyed by the Medes and Persians, as Kimchi interprets it; when their idols were destroyed also; see Isaiah 46:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Rather, “They are vanity, a work of mockery,” deserving only ridicule and contempt.
