8 occurrences in 8 translations

'Futility' in the Bible

“Do not bring worthless offerings again,[Your] incense is repulsive to Me;[Your] New Moon and Sabbath [observances], the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure wickedness [your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing] and [the squalor of] the festive assembly.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsFutilityHolidayOfferingsSabbath, In OtWorship, Hindrances ToAbominations, To GodFormalityConvocationsIncense Offered AmissSabbath Violated

that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and pervert the judgment of the righteous by futility.

Verse ConceptsInjustice, Examples OfTrapUncharitablenessBusiness At The GatewayMan Trapping

All the nations are as nothing before Him,They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.

Verse ConceptsOther Unimportant People

It is He who reduces dignitaries to nothing,Who makes the judges (rulers) of the earth meaningless (useless).

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeStrength, Divine

“In fact, all of these [pagan prophets and priests] are false;Their works are worthless,Their cast images are [merely] wind and emptiness.

Verse ConceptsConfusionVanityIdols Not Existingimage

But I myself said: I have labored in vain,I have spent my strength for nothing and futility;yet my vindication is with the Lord,and my reward is with my God.

Verse ConceptsFutilityLabor, Spiritual Aspects OfHand Of GodReward, DivineUseless LabourTrusting God's PlanNatural DisastersSuccess And Hard Workenergyvindication

No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.

Verse ConceptsemptinessUnreliabilityCharacter Of Wicked

They hatch adders' eggs and weave a spider's web; whoever eats their eggs dies, and any crushed egg hatches out futility.

Verse ConceptsInsectsSpinning And WeavingSpiders

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