They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
They are worthless and the product of deception: when God comes to judge them, they will be destroyed.
The writer is saying that idols are completely worthless and will be destroyed when God judges them.
📚 Historical Context
In the 7th century BC, the prophet Jeremiah was addressing the people of Judah during a time of spiritual decline, where they were influenced by neighboring nations to create and worship handmade idols made from wood and metal. These idols were considered empty and deceptive, symbolizing a betrayal of their covenant with the one true God who had delivered them from Egypt. Through Jeremiah, God warned that such false objects of worship would be exposed as worthless and ultimately destroyed during His judgment.
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