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Isaiah 30:7 (100.00%)

For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose; therefore I have called her Rahab who sits still.

For the Egyptians H4714 shall help H5826 (8799) in vain H1892, and to no purpose H7385: therefore have I cried H7121 (8804) concerning this H2063, Their H1992 strength H7293 [is] to sit still H7674.

Yea, Egyptians are vanity, and in vain do help, Therefore I have cried concerning this: ‘Their strength is to sit still.’

Isaiah 49:4 (100.00%)

But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”

Then I said H559 (8804), I have laboured H3021 (8804) in vain H7385, I have spent H3615 (8765) my strength H3581 for nought H8414, and in vain H1892: [yet] surely H403 my judgment H4941 [is] with the LORD H3068, and my work H6468 with my God H430.

And I said, ‘For a vain thing I laboured, For emptiness and vanity my power I consumed, But my judgment is with Jehovah, And my wage with my God.

Isaiah 57:13 (100.00%)

When you cry, let those whom you have gathered deliver you, but the wind will take them. A breath will carry them all away, but he who takes refuge in me will possess the land, and will inherit my holy mountain.”

When thou criest H2199 (8800), let thy companies H6899 deliver H5337 (8686) thee; but the wind H7307 shall carry them all away H5375 (8799); vanity H1892 shall take H3947 (8799) [them]: but he that putteth his trust H2620 (8802) in me shall possess H5157 (8799) the land H776, and shall inherit H3423 (8799) my holy H6944 mountain H2022;

When thou criest, let thy gatherings deliver thee, And all of them carry away doth wind, Take away doth vanity, And whoso is trusting in Me inheriteth the land, And doth possess My holy mountain.

Jeremiah 2:5 (100.00%)

Yahweh says, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after worthless vanity, and have become worthless?

Thus saith H559 (8804) the LORD H3068, What iniquity H5766 have your fathers H1 found H4672 (8804) in me, that they are gone far H7368 (8804) from me, and have walked H3212 (8799) after H310 vanity H1892, and are become vain H1891 (8799)?

Thus said Jehovah: What-have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain,

Jeremiah 8:19 (100.00%)

Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: “Isn’t Yahweh in Zion? Isn’t her King in her?” “Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign idols?”

Behold the voice H6963 of the cry H7775 of the daughter H1323 of my people H5971 because of them that dwell in a far H4801 country H776: [Is] not the LORD H3068 in Zion H6726? [is] not her king H4428 in her? Why have they provoked me to anger H3707 (8689) with their graven images H6456, [and] with strange H5236 vanities H1892?

Lo, the voice of a cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off, Is Jehovah not in Zion? is her king not in her? Wherefore have they provoked Me with their graven images, With the vanities of a foreigner?

Jeremiah 10:3 (100.00%)

For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the ax.

For the customs H2708 of the people H5971 [are] vain H1892: for [one] cutteth H3772 (8804) a tree H6086 out of the forest H3293, the work H4639 of the hands H3027 of the workman H2796, with the axe H4621.

For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe,

Jeremiah 10:8 (100.00%)

But they are together brutish and foolish, instructed by idols! It is just wood.

But they are altogether H259 brutish H1197 (8799) and foolish H3688 (8799): the stock H6086 [is] a doctrine H4148 of vanities H1892.

And in one they are brutish and foolish, An instruction of vanities is the tree itself.

Jeremiah 10:15 (100.00%)

They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation they will perish.

They [are] vanity H1892, [and] the work H4639 of errors H8595: in the time H6256 of their visitation H6486 they shall perish H6 (8799).

Vanity are they, work of erring ones, In the time of their inspection they perish.

Jeremiah 14:22 (100.00%)

Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

Are there H3426 [any] among the vanities H1892 of the Gentiles H1471 that can cause rain H1652 (8688)? or can the heavens H8064 give H5414 (8799) showers H7241? [art] not thou he, O LORD H3068 our God H430? therefore we will wait H6960 (8762) upon thee: for thou hast made H6213 (8804) all these [things].

Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou-Thou hast done all these!

Jeremiah 16:19 (100.00%)

Yahweh, my strength, my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.

O LORD H3068, my strength H5797, and my fortress H4581, and my refuge H4498 in the day H3117 of affliction H6869, the Gentiles H1471 shall come H935 (8799) unto thee from the ends H657 of the earth H776, and shall say H559 (8799), Surely our fathers H1 have inherited H5157 (8804) lies H8267, vanity H1892, and [things] wherein [there is] no profit H3276 (8688).

O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.

Jeremiah 51:18 (100.00%)

They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation, they will perish.

They [are] vanity H1892, the work H4639 of errors H8595: in the time H6256 of their visitation H6486 they shall perish H6 (8799).

Vanity are they-work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.

Lamentations 4:17 (100.00%)

Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

As for us, our eyes H5869 as yet failed H3615 (8799) for our vain H1892 help H5833: in our watching H6836 we have watched H6822 (8765) for a nation H1471 [that] could not save H3467 (8686) [us].

While we exist-consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation that saveth not.

Jonah 2:8 (100.00%)

Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.

They that observe H8104 (8764) lying H7723 vanities H1892 forsake H5800 (8799) their own mercy H2617.

Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.

Zechariah 10:2 (100.00%)

For the teraphim° have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams. They comfort in vain. Therefore they go their way like sheep. They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.

Zechariah 10:2 teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.

For the idols H8655 have spoken H1696 (8765) vanity H205, and the diviners H7080 (8802) have seen H2372 (8804) a lie H8267, and have told H1696 (8762) false H7723 dreams H2472; they comfort H5162 (8762) in vain H1892: therefore they went H5265 (8804) their way as a flock H6629, they were troubled H6031 (8799), because [there was] no shepherd H7462 (8802).

Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, With vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.