הָבַל (ha.val) means “to become vain” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: haw-bal' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
הָבַל · ha.val · to become vain
1) to act emptily, become vain, be vain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become vain 1a2) to be utterly vain (with cognate acc) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to become vain 1b2) to fill with vain hopes
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a primitive root; to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray
KJV glosses: be (become, make) vain.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and became worthless themselves | 2 |
| or false hope | 1 |
| they are filling you with false hopes | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and are become vain | 1 |
| and became vain | 1 |
| and become not vain | 1 |
| unto you they make you vain | 1 |
| vain | 1 |
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They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.
Read word by wordSurely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
Read word by wordPlace no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 62.11
This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
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