“They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.”
Jeremiah 51:18 (BSB)
Context Reading
16When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses. 17Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. 18They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish. 19The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His inheritance — the LORD of Hosts is His name. 20“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.