Jeremiah 51:17-18

Jeremiah 51:17-18

[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. 

What does Jeremiah 51:17-18 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Human beings are stupid for making lifeless idols-that only disappoint and shame them with their inability to control nature. These idols are worthless, and they mock their makers with their impotence. At the designated time they will perish.