King James Version
Jeremiah 10:15 in the King James Version says “They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.”
Jeremiah 10:15 · KJV
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. multitude: or, noise with: or, for
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. brutish in his knowledge: or, more brutish than to know
They are vanity, and 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.
Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They are vanity”
H1892emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
“and the work”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
“they shall perish”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
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