'Vain' in the Bible
“Let the stars of its early dawn be dark;Let the morning wait in vain for the light,Let it not see the eyelids of morning (the day’s dawning),
“The caravans of Tema looked [for water],The caravans of Sheba waited for them [in vain].
“I am accounted wicked and held guilty;Why then should I labor in vain [to appear innocent]?
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,And they will not escape [the justice of God];And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”
“Behold, all of you have seen it;Why then do you act vainly and foolishly [cherishing worthless concepts]?
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry [which lacks trust],Nor will the Almighty regard it.
“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
Bible Theasaurus
- Conceited (15 instances)
- Empty (146 instances)
- Flushed (2 instances)
- Forward (296 instances)
- Fruitless (19 instances)
- Futile (53 instances)
- Inflated (9 instances)
- Self-Conceited (1 instance)
- Swollen (9 instances)
- Vain (153 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
'aven
Chinnam
Ruwach
Saphah
Sheqer
Tohuw