Isa 44:20, 55:2, Hab 2:13 | ESV | STEP | He feeds on ashes ; a deluded heart has led him astray , and he cannot deliver himself or say , Is there not a lie in my right hand ?

Isaiah 44:20

20 ^aHe feeds on ^bashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not ^ca lie in my right hand?”

Isaiah 55:2

2 ^dWhy do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.

Habakkuk 2:13

13 Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts
that ^epeoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?