17 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,(A)
for his cast images are a lie;(B)
there is no breath in them.(C)
18 They are worthless,(D) a work to be mocked.
At the time of their punishment they will be destroyed.(E)
19 Jacob’s Portion[a] is not like these
because He is the One who formed all things.(F)
Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;(G)
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:19 = the Lord

17 All humankind turns out to be stupid,
    without knowledge.
Every goldsmith is put to shame
    by the divine image.
For his cast image is a lie,
    and there is no breath in them.
18 They are worthless,
    a work of mockery.
At the time of their punishment,
    they will perish.
19 The portion of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the creator of everything,[a]
    and the tribe of his inheritance.
Yahweh of hosts is his name.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:19 Literally “the all”