Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 51:18
American Standard Version
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Amplified® Bible
They are worthless (emptiness, falsity, futility), a work of delusion {and} worthy of derision; in the time of their inspection {and} punishment they shall [helplessly] perish.
Contemporary English Version
Idols are merely a joke, and when the time is right, they will be destroyed.
Darby English Version
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Good News Bible
They are worthless and should be despised; they will be destroyed when the LORD comes to deal with them.
King James Version
They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
New American Standard Bible
They are worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.
New International Version
They are worthless, the objects of mockery;
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
New King James Version
They are futile, a work of errors;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They appear worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.
Revised Standard Version
They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
Young's Literal Translation
Vanity `are' they -- work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.
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