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Vaporהֶבֶלare they,הֵמָּהa workמַעֲשֵׂהof mockery;תַּעְתֻּעִיםin the timeבְּעֵתof their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָםthey will perish.יֹאבֵדוּ
Jeremiah 51:18
Study it in the app“Vapor are they, a work of mockery; in the time of their punishment they will perish.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 51:18, word by word
- Vaporהֶבֶלhevel
vapor
A breath that passes and does not last; that brief is everything.
Where else “hevel” appears- a workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of mockeryתַּעְתֻּעִיםtatuim
mockery, delusion
Mockery, deceit, something laughable.
Where else “tatuim” appears- in the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָpekudata
punishment
When God calls to account: what falls on the guilty.
Where else “pekudata” appears- they will perishיֹאבֵדוּyovedu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “yovedu” appears
The context
17Every human being has become dull, without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image, for his cast image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
18 · This verse (above)
19Not like these is the Portion of Jacob, for the Former of all things is he, and the tribe of his inheritance; YHWH Tsevaot is his name.