- broken cisterns:
- "Hath a nationª changed²°¹ [their] gods,ª which¹ [are] yet no¹ gods?ª but my peopleª have changedª° their gloryª for [that which] doth not¹ profit.ª°" {Jer 2:11} + "As the thiefª is ashamedª when¹ he is found,ª° so¹ is the houseª of Israelª ashamed;²°¹ they,¹ their kings,ª their princes,ª and their priests,ª and their prophets,ª" {Jer 2:26} + "Their idolsª [are] silverª and gold,ª the workª of men'sª hands.ª ... They that makeª° them are¹ like unto them;¹ [so is] every one¹ that¹ trustethª° in them." {Psa 115:4-8} + "Put not¹ your trustª° in princes,ª [nor] in the sonª of man,ª in whom [there is] no¹¹ help.ª ... His breathª goeth forth,ª° he returnethª° to his earth;ª in that very¹ dayª his thoughtsª perish.ª°" {Psa 146:3-4} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª° the Preacher,ª vanityª of vanities;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 1:2} + "I have seenª°¹ all¹ the worksª that are doneª°¹ under¹ the sun;ª and, behold,¹ all¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 1:14} + "Then I¹ lookedª° on all¹ the worksª that my hands² had wrought,ª°¹¹ and on the labourª that I had labouredª°¹ to do:ª° and, behold,¹ all¹ [was] vanityª and vexationª of spirit,ª and [there was] no¹ profitª under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 2:11} + "For¹ there isª a manª whose labourª¹ [is] in wisdom,ª and in knowledge,ª and in equity;ª yet to a manª that hath not¹¹ labouredª° therein shall he leaveª° it [for] his portion.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and a greatª evil.ª" {Ecc 2:21} + "For¹ [God] givethª° to a manª that [is] goodª¹ in his sightª wisdom,ª and knowledge,ª and joy:ª but to the sinnerª° he givethª° travail,ª to gatherª° and to heap up,ª° that he may giveª° to [him that is] goodª beforeª God.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:26} + "Again, I¹ consideredª°¹ all¹ travail,ª and every¹ rightª work,ª that¹ for this¹ a manª is enviedª of his neighbour.ª¹ This¹ [is] also¹ vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 4:4} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª° the preacher;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 12:8} + "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} + "They lavishª° goldª out of the bag,ª¹ and weighª° silverª in the balance,ª [and] hireª° a goldsmith;ª° and he makethª° it a god:ª they fall down,ª° yea,¹ they worship.ª° ... 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 46:6-7} + "Wherefore¹ do ye spendª° moneyª for [that which is] not¹ bread?ª and your labourª for [that which] satisfiethª not?ª hearken²° diligentlyª° unto¹ me, and eatª° ye [that which is] good,ª and let your soulª delight²° itself¹ in fatness.ª" {Isa 55:2} + "Theseª areª° wellsª without water,ª cloudsª that are carriedª° withª a tempest;ª to whomª the¹ mistª of darknessª is reservedª° forª¹ ever.²" {2Pe 2:17}
|
