4 occurrences

'Empty' in the Bible

Thus says the Lord,“What injustice did your fathers find in Me,That they went far from MeAnd walked after emptiness and became empty?

Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionIdolatry, Objections ToPrayerlessnessSyncretismWord Of GodEstrangementVanityBeing Found OutUseless PeopleIs God Unjust?

“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;They have come to the cisterns and found no water.They have returned with their vessels empty;They have been put to shame and humiliated,And they cover their heads.

Verse ConceptsCisternsNoblesDry PlacesSeeking WaterShaming People

Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will send to him those who tip vessels, and they will tip him over, and they will empty his vessels and shatter his jars.

Verse ConceptsBreaking Containers

“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me and crushed me,He has set me down like an empty vessel;He has swallowed me like a monster,He has filled his stomach with my delicacies;He has washed me away.

Verse ConceptsConfusionSnakesStomachsEmpty People

Bible Theasaurus

Abandon (107 instances)
Barren (62 instances)
Desert (358 instances)
Deserted (85 instances)
Devoid (13 instances)
Discharge (34 instances)
Slack (23 instances)
Spend (67 instances)
Vacate (1 instance)
Vacuous (1 instance)

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