But they are altogether (A)stupid and foolish;
The instruction from idols is nothing but wood!

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They are all senseless(A) and foolish;(B)
    they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(C)

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17 (A)Every person is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his [a]idols,
For his cast metal images are (B)deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
18 They are (C)worthless, a work of mockery;
At the time of their punishment they will perish.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:17 Or images

17 “Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(A)
    they have no breath in them.
18 They are worthless,(B) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.

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