Psalms 115:4-8
4 aTheir idols are silver and gold,bthe work of human hands.
5They have mouths, cbut do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 dThose who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
Psalms 146:3-4
3 ePut not your trust in princes,fin a son of man, in whom there is gno salvation.
4When hhis breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
2 iVanity ▼▼The Hebrew term hebel, translated vanity or vain, refers concretely to a “mist,” “vapor,” or “mere breath,” and metaphorically to something that is fleeting or elusive (with different nuances depending on the context). It appears five times in this verse and in 29 other verses in Ecclesiastes
of vanities, says kthe Preacher,lvanity of vanities! mAll is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
14I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is nvanity ▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
and a striving after wind. ▼▼Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9)
Ecclesiastes 2:11
11Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was qvanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing rto be gained under the sun.Ecclesiastes 2:21
21because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.Ecclesiastes 2:26
26For to the one who pleases him sGod has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given tthe business of gathering and collecting, uonly to give to one who pleases God. vThis also is vanity and a striving after wind.Ecclesiastes 4:4
4Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is wvanity ▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 7, 8, 16 (see note on 1:2)
and a striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 12:8
8 yVanity ▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (three times in this verse); see note on 1:2
of vanities, says aathe Preacher; all is vanity. Jeremiah 2:11
11 abHas a nation changed its gods,aceven though they are no gods?
But my people adhave changed their glory
for aethat which does not profit.
Jeremiah 2:26
26 “As a thief is shamed when caught,so the house of Israel shall be shamed:
afthey, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets,
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