- their vanities:
- "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} + "I have hatedª° them that regardª° lyingª vanities:ª but I¹ trustª° in¹ the LORD.ª" {Psa 31:6} + "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" {Jer 10:3} + "But they are altogetherª brutishª° and foolish:ª° the stockª [is] a doctrineª of vanities.ª" {Jer 10:8} + "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} + "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} + "Because¹ my peopleª hath forgottenª° me, they have burned incenseª° to vanity,ª and they have caused them to stumbleª° in their waysª [from] the ancientª paths,ª° to walk²°¹ in paths,ª [in] a wayª not¹ cast up;ª°" {Jer 18:15} + "Andª saying,ª° Sirs,ª whyª do¹ ye²° these things?²¹ Weª alsoª areª° menª of like passionsª with you,ª and preachª° unto youª that ye should turnª° fromª these²¹ vanitiesª untoª the¹ livingª° God,ª whichª madeª° heaven,ª andª earth,ª andª the¹ sea,ª andª all thingsª that¹ are therein:ªª" {Act 14:15} + "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}
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