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- "And GODª sawª° that¹ the wickednessª of manª [was] greatª in the earth,ª and [that] every¹ imaginationª of the thoughtsª of his heartª [was] onlyª evilª continually.ª¹" {Gen 6:5} + "And the LORDª smelledª° a sweetª¹ savour;ª and the LORDª saidª° inª his heart,ª I will not¹ againª° curseª°¹ the groundª any more¹ for man's² sake;ª¹ for¹ the imaginationª of man'sª heartª [is] evilª from his youth;ª¹ neither¹ will I againª° smiteª° any more¹¹ every thing¹ living,ª as¹ I have done.ª°" {Gen 8:21} + "And they rejectedª°¹ his statutes,ª and his covenantª that¹ he madeª° with¹ their fathers,ª and his testimoniesª which¹ he testifiedª° against them; and they followedª²°¹ vanity,ª and became vain,ª° and went afterª the heathenª that¹ [were] round aboutª them, [concerning] whom¹ the LORDª had chargedª° them, that they should not¹ doª° like them." {2Kg 17:15} + "So I gave them upª° unto their own hearts'ª lust:ª [and] they walked²°¹ in their own counsels.ª" {Psa 81:12} + "Lo,ª° this¹ onlyª have I found,ª° that¹ Godª hath madeª°¹ manª upright;ª but they¹ have sought outª° manyª inventions.ª" {Ecc 7:29} + "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° ... 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 44:9-20} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª What¹ iniquityª have your fathersª foundª° in me, that¹ they are gone farª° from¹¹ me, and have walked²°¹ afterª vanity,ª and are become vain?ª°" {Jer 2:5} + "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 ... But they are altogetherª brutishª° and foolish:ª° the stockª [is] a doctrineª of vanities.ª" {Jer 10:3-8} + "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} + "O LORD,ª my strength,ª and my fortress,ª and my refugeª in the dayª of affliction,ª the Gentilesª shall comeª° unto¹ thee from the endsª¹ of the earth,ª and shall say,ª° Surely¹ our fathersª have inheritedª° lies,ª vanity,ª and [things] wherein [there is] no¹ profit.ª°" {Jer 16:19} + "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 ... Having the¹ understandingª darkened,ª° beingª° alienatedª° from the¹ lifeª of Godª throughª the¹ ignoranceª that isª° inª them,ª becauseª of the¹ blindnessª of theirª heart:ª" {Eph 4:17-18} + "Forasmuch as ye knowª° thatª ye were²° notª redeemedª° with corruptible things,ª [as] silverª andª gold,ª fromª yourª vainª conversationª [received] by tradition from your fathers;ª" {1Pe 1:18}
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