But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
But they are completely senseless and foolish: the wooden idol itself teaches them nothing but empty lies.
This verse is saying that people who worship idols are foolish because they're learning from lifeless objects that can't teach them anything true or valuable.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was prophesying during a time when the people of Judah were heavily influenced by surrounding pagan nations and their idol worship. The prophet was contrasting the living God of Israel with the dead, carved wooden and metal statues that neighboring peoples worshiped. This was written during the final years before Babylon's conquest of Jerusalem, when spiritual compromise was rampant among God's people.
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