- customs:
- Heb. statutes, or ordinances, are vanity, "But they are altogetherª brutishª° and foolish:ª° the stockª [is] a doctrineª of vanities.ª" {Jer 10:8} + "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} + "Therefore shall ye keepª°¹ mine ordinance,ª that [ye] commit²° not¹¹ [any one] of these abominable² customs,ª¹¹ which¹ were committedª° beforeª you, and that ye defile²° not yourselves¹¹ therein: I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 18:30} + "And they tookª°¹ the bullockª which¹ was givenª° them, and they dressedª° [it], and calledª° on the nameª of Baalª from morningª¹ even until¹ noon,ª saying,ª° O Baal,ª hearª° us. But [there was] noª voice,ª nor¹ any that answered.ª° And they leapedª° upon¹ the altarª which¹ was made.ª° ... And they criedª° aloud,ªª and cut²° themselves¹ after their mannerª with knivesª and lancets,ª till¹ the bloodª gushed outª° upon¹ them." {1Kg 18:26-28} + "Butª when ye pray,ª° use²° not² vain repetitions,ª°¹ asª the¹ heathenª [do]: forª they thinkª° thatª they shall be heardª° forª their²¹ much speaking.ª" {Mtt 6:7} + "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°" {Rom 1:21} + "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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