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- "They¹ have moved me to jealousyª° with [that which is] notª God;ª they have provoked me to angerª° with their vanities:ª and I¹ will move them to jealousyª° with [those which are] not¹ a people;ª I will provoke them to angerª° with a foolishª nation.ª" {Deu 32:21} + "And turn ye not aside:ª°¹ for¹ [then should ye go] afterª vainª [things], which¹ cannot¹ profitª° nor¹ deliver;ª° for¹ they¹ [are] vain.ª" {1Sm 12:21} + "For¹ all¹ the sinsª of Baasha,ª and the sinsª of Elahª his son,ª by which¹ they sinned,ª° and by which¹ they made Israel² to sin,ª°¹¹ in provoking¹¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª to anger²° with their vanities.ª" {1Kg 16:13} + "For he walked²°¹ in all¹ the wayª of Jeroboamª the sonª of Nebat,ª and in his sinª wherewith¹ he made Israel² to sin,ª°¹¹ to provoke¹¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª to anger²° with their vanities.ª" {1Kg 16:26} + "I have hatedª° them that regardª° lyingª vanities:ª but I¹ trustª° in¹ the LORD.ª" {Psa 31:6} + "They that makeª° a graven imageª [are] all¹ of them vanity;ª and their delectable thingsª° shall not¹ profit;ª° and they¹ [are] their own witnesses;ª they seeª° not,¹ nor¹ know;ª° that¹ they may be ashamed.ª° ... Who¹ hath formedª° a god,ª or moltenª° a graven imageª [that] is profitableª° for nothing?ª" {Isa 44:9-10} + "And none¹ considerethª° in¹ his heart,ª neither¹ [is there] knowledgeª nor¹ understandingª to say,ª° I have burnedª° partª of it inª the fire;ª yea,¹ also I have bakedª° breadª upon¹ the coalsª thereof; I have roastedª° flesh,ª and eatenª° [it]: and shall I makeª° the residueª thereof an abomination?ª shall I fall downª° to the stockª of a tree?ª ... He feedethª° on ashes:ª a deceivedª° heartª hath turned him aside,ª° that he cannot¹ deliverª°¹ his soul,ª nor¹ say,ª° [Is there] not¹ a lieª in my right hand?ª" {Isa 44:19-20} + "Assemble²° yourselves¹ and come;ª° draw nearª° together,ª ye [that are] escapedª of the nations:ª they have no knowledgeª°¹ that set upª°¹ the woodª of their graven image,ª and prayª° unto¹ a godª [that] cannot¹ save.ª°" {Isa 45:20} + "They bearª° him upon¹ the shoulder,ª they carryª° him, and set¹ him in his place,²°¹ and he standeth;ª° from his placeª¹ shall he not¹ remove:ª° yea,¹ [one] shall cryª° unto¹ him, yet can he not¹ answer,ª° nor¹ saveª° him out of his trouble.ª¹" {Isa 46:7} + "Behold¹ the voiceª of the cryª of the daughterª of my peopleª because of them that dwell in a farª country:ª¹ [Is] not¹ the LORDª in Zion?ª [is] not¹ her kingª in her? Why¹ have they provoked me to angerª° with their graven images,ª [and] with strangeª vanities?ª" {Jer 8:19} + "For¹ the customsª of the peopleª [are] vain:ª for¹ [one] cuttethª° a treeª out of the forest,ª¹ the workª of the handsª of the workman,ª with the axe.ª ... They¹ [are] uprightª as the palm tree,ª but speakª° not:¹ they must needs²° be borne,ª° because¹ they cannot¹ go.ª° Be not¹ afraidª° of¹ them; for¹ they cannot¹ do evil,ª° neither¹ also¹ [is it] in¹ them to do good.ª°" {Jer 10:3-5} + "But they are altogetherª brutishª° and foolish:ª° the stockª [is] a doctrineª of vanities.ª" {Jer 10:8} + "Every¹ manª is brutishª° in [his] knowledge:ª¹ every¹ founderª° is confoundedª° by the graven image:ª¹ for¹ his molten imageª [is] falsehood,ª and [there is] no¹ breathª in them. ... They¹ [are] vanity,ª [and] the workª of errors:ª in the timeª of their visitationª they shall perish.ª°" {Jer 10:14-15} + "Are thereª [any] among the vanitiesª of the Gentilesª that can cause rain?ª° or¹ can the heavensª giveª° showers?ª [art] not¹ thou¹ he,¹ O LORDª our God?ª therefore we will waitª° upon thee: for¹ thou¹ hast madeª°¹ all¹ these¹ [things]." {Jer 14:22} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Judah,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have despisedª°¹ the lawª of the LORD,ª and have not¹ keptª° his commandments,ª and their liesª caused them to err,ª° afterª the which¹ their fathersª have walked:ª°" {Ams 2:4} + "They that observeª° lyingª vanitiesª forsakeª° their own mercy.ª" {Jna 2:8} + "Because² that,¹ when they knewª° God,ª they glorifiedª° [him] notª asª God,ª neitherª were thankful;ª° butª became vainª° inª their²¹ imaginations,ª andª their²¹ foolishª heartª was darkened.ª° ... Andª changedª° the¹ gloryª of the¹ uncorruptibleª Godª intoª an imageª made like² to¹ corruptibleª man,ª andª to birds,ª andª fourfooted beasts,ª andª creeping things.ª" {Rom 1:21-23} + "As concerningª thereforeª the¹ eatingª of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols,ª we knowª° that²¹ an idolª [is] nothingª inª the world,ª andª thatª [there is] noneª otherª Godª butª one.ª" {1Co 8:4} + "Thisª I sayª° therefore,ª andª testifyª° inª the Lord,ª that yeª henceforth²° walk²° notª¹ asªª otherª Gentilesª walk,ª° inª the vanityª of their²¹ mind,ª" {Eph 4:17}
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