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Jeremiah 51:15–19

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15He made the earth by his power,

established the worldu by his wisdom,v

and spread out the heavens by his understanding.w

16When he thunders,B

the waters in the heavens are tumultuous,x

and he causes the clouds

to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from his storehouses.y

17Everyone is stupid and ignorant.

Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,z

for his cast images are a lie;aa

there is no breath in them.ab

18They are worthless,ac a work to be mocked.

At the time of their punishment they will be destroyed.ad

19Jacob’s PortionA is not like these

because he is the one who formed all things.ae

Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;af

the Lord of Armies is his name.ag

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Footnotes

  1. B At his giving of the voice
  2. A The Lord

Cross references

  1. uJb 38:4; Ps 93:1; 96:10
  2. vPr 3:19–20; 8:22–29
  3. wJb 9:8; Ps 104:2; Is 45:12
  4. xJr 5:22; 31:35
  5. yJb 38:25–30,34–38; Ps 135:7
  6. zIs 40:18–31; 46:1–7
  7. aaIs 41:29
  8. abHab 2:19
  9. acJr 10:3,8
  10. adJr 6:15; 10:15; 49:8
  11. aeGn 2:7–8,19; Ps 95:5; Is 43:1
  12. afDt 4:20; 32:8–9; Ps 74:2; 78:71; Is 63:17; Mc 7:18; Eph 1:18
  13. agJr 10:12–16

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“It is he who made the earth by his power,

who established the world by his wisdom,

and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain,

and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

Every man is stupid and without knowledge;

every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,

for his images are false,

and there is no breath in them.

They are worthless, a work of delusion;

at the time of their punishment they shall perish.

Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob,

for he is the one who formed all things,

and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;

the Lord of hosts is his name.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“He made the earth by his power;

he founded the world by his wisdom

and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;

he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

He sends lightning with the rain

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

“Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;

every goldsmith is shamed by his idols.

The images he makes are a fraud;

they have no breath in them.

They are worthless, the objects of mockery;

when their judgment comes, they will perish.

He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these,

for he is the Maker of all things,

including the people of his inheritance—

the Lord Almighty is his name.

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NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord made the earth by his power,

and he preserves it by his wisdom.

With his own understanding

he stretched out the heavens.

When he speaks in the thunder,

the heavens roar with rain.

He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.

He sends the lightning with the rain

and releases the wind from his storehouses.

The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!

The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,

for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.

These idols have no breath or power.

Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!

On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.

But the God of Israel is no idol!

He is the Creator of everything that exists,

including his people, his own special possession.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He is the one who made the earth by his power,

the one who created the world by his wisdom,

and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.

At the giving of his voice

there is a roar of waters in the heavens,

and he causes the patches of mist

to go up from the end of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain,

and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.

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.

They are worthless,

a work of mockery.

At the time of their punishment,

they will perish.

The portion of Jacob is not like these,

for he is the creator of everything,

and the tribe of his inheritance.

Yahweh of hosts is his name.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

He hath made the earth by his power,

He hath established the world by his wisdom,

And hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens;

And he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth:

He maketh lightnings with rain,

And bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

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.

They are vanity, the work of errors:

In the time of their visitation they shall perish.

The portion of Jacob is not like them;

For he is the former of all things:

And Israel is the rod of his inheritance:

The Lord of hosts is his name.

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