Jeremiah 51:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They are worthless,הֶ֣בֶל
(he·vel)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root
a workמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה
(ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
of mockery;תַּעְתֻּעִ֑ים
(ta'·tu·'im;)
8595: mockeryfrom taa
In the timeבְּעֵ֥ת
(be·'et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם
(pe·kud·da·tam)
6486: oversight, mustering, visitation, storefrom paqad
they will perish.יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
(yo·ve·du.)
6: to perisha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
They are vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
the work
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of errors
ta`tua`  (tah-too'-ah)
a fraud -- error.
in the time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
of their visitation
pquddah  (pek-ood-daw')
visitation (in many senses, chiefly official) -- account, (that have the) charge, custody, that which...laid up, numbers, office(-r), ordering, oversight, + prison, reckoning, visitation.
they shall perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They are worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.

King James Bible
They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are worthless, a work to be mocked. At the time of their punishment they will be destroyed.

International Standard Version
They're worthless, a work of mockery, and when the time of punishment comes, they'll perish.

NET Bible
They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They can't breathe. They are worthless jokes. When they are punished, they will disappear.

King James 2000 Bible
They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their judgment they shall perish.
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