- vain words:
- "Thou sayest,ª° (but¹ [they are but] vainª words,)ª [I have] counselª and strengthª for the war.ª Now¹ on¹ whom¹ dost thou trust,ª° that¹ thou rebellestª° against me?" {2Kg 18:20} + "Shall vainª wordsª have an end?ª or¹ what¹ emboldenethª° thee that¹ thou answerest?ª°" {Job 16:3} + "Then spakeª° Azariahª the sonª of Hoshaiah,ª and Johananª the sonª of Kareah,ª and all¹ the proudª men,²¹ sayingª° unto¹ Jeremiah,ª Thou¹ speakestª° falsely:ª the LORDª our Godª hath not¹ sentª° thee to say,ª° Goª° not¹ into Egyptª to sojournª° there:¹" {Jer 43:2} + "But¹ my wordsª and my statutes,ª which¹ I commandedª°¹ my servantsª the prophets,ª did they not¹ take holdª° of your fathers?ª and they returnedª° and said,ª° Like as¹ the LORDª of hostsª thoughtª° to doª° unto us, according to our ways,ª and according to our doings,ª so¹ hath he dealtª° with¹ us." {Zch 1:6} + "Ye have said,ª° It [is] vainª to serveª° God:ª and what¹ profitª [is it] that¹ we have keptª° his ordinance,ª and that¹ we have walkedª° mournfullyª beforeª¹ the LORDª of hosts?ª" {Mal 3:14} + "Let²° no manª deceiveª° youª with vainª words:ª forª becauseª of these thingsª comethª° the¹ wrathª of Godª uponª the¹ childrenª of disobedience.ª" {Eph 5:6}
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