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שָׁוְא (shâvᵉʼ) n-m (shawv)
Source: or שַׁו; from the same as H7722 in the sense of desolating;
Meaning: evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
KJV: false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
Appears in a total of 48 verses:
EZE 13:7
OET-LV: 7 Am_not a_vision_of worthlessness have_you(pl)_seen and_divination_of falsehood have_you(pl)_said and_you(pl)_were_saying the_utterance_of YHWH and_I not I_have_spoken. (EZE_13:7)
OET-RV: 7 Haven’t you had false visions and made false predictions—all of you who say that you’re bringing Yahweh’s declaration when I myself haven’t spoken?’ (EZE 13:7)
MAL 3:14
OET-LV: 14 You(pl)_have_said is_futility to_serve god and_what is_the_profit (cmp) we_have_kept charge_of_his and_because/when we_have_walked mournfully from_face/in_front_of YHWH hosts. (MAL_3:14)
OET-RV: 14 You’ve all said, ‘It’s a waste of time serving God. What did we gain by keeping his requirements, or by being sorrowful in front of army-commander Yahweh? (MAL 3:14)
ISA 1:13
OET-LV: 13 Not you(pl)_must_repeat to_bring an_offering_of worthlessness incense is_an_abomination it to_me new_moon and_sabbath the_calling convocation[s] not I_am_able_to_endure wickedness and_assembli[es]. (ISA_1:13)
OET-RV: 13 Don’t keep bringing me worthless offerings.
⇔ They smell terribly bad to me.
⇔ New moon holidays and sabbaths, calling of assemblies—
⇔ I can’t stand your disobedience mixed with your festive celebrations. (ISA 1:13)
LAM 2:14
OET-LV: 14 prophets_of_your they_have_seen to/for_you(fs) worthlessness and_sham and_not they_have_made_known on iniquity_of_your to_turn_back captivity_of_your and_they_have_seen to/for_you(fs) oracles_of worthlessness and_enticement(s). (LAM_2:14)
OET-RV: 14 Your prophets have ‘seen’ false and worthless visions for you,
⇔ and they didn’t expose your disobedience, to restore your fortunes,
⇔ but they have ‘received’ false and enticing messages for you. (LAM 2:14)
PSA 144:11
OET-LV: 11 Set_me_free and_deliver_me from_the_hand_of sons_of foreignness who mouth_of_their it_speaks falsehood and_their_right_of_hand is_a_right_hand_of deception. (PSA_144:11)
OET-RV: 11 Rescue me from being controlled by foreigners
⇔ who always tell lies,
⇔ even when they promise to tell the truth. (PSA 144:11)
DEU 5:20
OET-LV: 20 and_not you_must_testify against_your_of_neighbour transcript_of worthlessness. (DEU_5:20)
OET-RV: • 20 Don’t tell lies in court about anyone. (DEU 5:20)
EZE 13:8
OET-LV: 8 for_so/thus/hence thus my_master he_says YHWH because you_have_spoken worthlessness and_you(pl)_have_seen falsehood for_so/thus/hence here_I am_against_you(pl) the_utterance_of my_master YHWH. (EZE_13:8)
OET-RV: 8 Therefore the master Yahweh says this, ‘Because you people have presented false visions and have told lies, this is the master Yahweh’s declaration against you: (EZE 13:8)
PSA 24:4
OET-LV: 4 A_person_innocent_of palms and_a_person_pure_of heart who not he_has_lifted_up to_falsehood desire_of_my and_not he_has_sworn_an_oath to_deceit. (PSA_24:4)
OET-RV: 4 The one with clean hands and a pure heart,
⇔ who hasn’t falsely declared to be following me,
⇔ ≈ and hasn’t made a promise in order to deceive others. (PSA 24:4)
EZE 12:24
OET-LV: 24 If/because not it_will_be again any_of vision_of worthlessness and_divination_of flattery in_the_middle of_the_house_of of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel). (EZE_12:24)
OET-RV: 24 because there’ll no longer be any false visions or people-pleasing prophecies within Yisrael. (EZE 12:24)
PSA 127:2
OET-LV: 2 Vanity to/for_you(pl) who_rise_early_of (of)_to_rise who_delay_of (of)_to_sit who_eat_of (of)_the_bread_of (the)_hard_labours thus he_gives to_his_beloved_of_one sleep. (PSA_127:2)
OET-RV: 2 It’s pointless getting up early, then coming home late,
⇔ or working so hard to get your food,
⇔ because Yahweh provides for those he loves even while they’re asleep. (PSA 127:2)
DEU 5:11
OET-LV: 11 not you_must_take DOM the_name_of YHWH god_of_your for_emptiness if/because not YHWH he_will_leave_unpunished DOM one_who he_will_take DOM his/its_name for_emptiness. (DEU_5:11)
OET-RV: • 11 Don’t use the name of your god Yahweh idly, because I won’t fail to punish people who do that. (DEU 5:11)
ZEC 10:2
OET-LV: 2 If/because the_teraphim they_speak wickedness and_the_diviners they_see falsehood and_the_dreams_of (the)_worthlessness they_speak futility they_comfort therefore yes/correct/thus/so they_have_set_out like sheep they_are_afflicted if/because there_is_not a_shepherd. (ZEC_10:2)
OET-RV: 2 Diviners tell deceitful dreams and give empty comfort
⇔ because household idols speak falsely and so those diviners envision something that’s a lie.
⇔ Therefore the people wander like sheep and suffer because there’s no shepherd. (ZEC 10:2)
PSA 60:13
OET-LV: 13 come_now to/for_ourselves help_of from_the_foe and_is_worthlessness the_deliverance_of humankind. (PSA_60:13)
ISA 59:4
OET-LV: 4 There_is_not one_who_calls in_righteousness and_there_is_not one_who_enters_into_judgement in_truth they_rely on emptiness and_they_speak worthlessness they_conceive mischief and_they_bring_forth wickedness. (ISA_59:4)
OET-RV: ⇔ 4 ◙
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PSA 127:1
OET-LV: 127 The_song_of the_ascents of_Shəlomoh/(Solomon) if YHWH not he_will_build a_house vanity they_have_toiled its_of_builders in/on/over_him/it if YHWH not he_will_watch_over a_city vanity he_has_kept_awake the_watchman. (PSA_127:1)
OET-RV: A song by Solomon while walking uphill to Yerushalem.
⇔ 127 If it’s not Yahweh who builds the house, those who build it are just wasting their time.
⇔ ≈ If it’s not Yahweh who guards the city, the watchman stands guard uselessly. (PSA 127:1)
ISA 5:18
OET-LV: 18 Woe_to those_who_draw_along_of (of_the)_iniquity with_(the)_cords_of (the)_emptiness and_like_the_rope_of (the)_cart sin. (ISA_5:18)
OET-RV: ⇔ 18 Those who pull in wickedness with cords of lies won’t end well,
⇔ ≈ and nor will those who drag disobedience along behind them with cart ropes. (ISA 5:18)
JER 4:30
OET-LV: 30 And_you Oh_devastated_one what are_you_doing (cmp) you_are_dressing scarlet (cmp) you_adorn_yourself ornament[s]_of gold (cmp) you_tear_open with_eye-paint eyes_of_your for_vanity you_beautify_yourself they_have_rejected (in)_you lovers life_of_your they_seek. (JER_4:30)
OET-RV: 30 ◙
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JER 6:29
OET-LV: 29 the_bellow[s] It_puffs from_a_fire lead for_vanity someone_has_refined thoroughly_(refine) and_evil_people not they_have_been_separated. (JER_6:29)
OET-RV: 29 ◙ (JER 6:29)
JER 18:15
OET-LV: 15 If/because they_have_forgotten_me people_of_my to_falsehood they_make_smoke and_they_have_caused_them_to_stumble in_their_of_ways paths_of antiquity to_go paths a_way not throw_up. (JER_18:15)
OET-RV: 15 ◙
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EZE 13:23
OET-LV: 23 For_so/thus/hence worthlessness not you(pl)_will_see and_divination not you(pl)_will_divine again and_I_will_deliver DOM people_of_my from_your_of_hand and_you(pl)_will_know if/because_that I am_YHWH. (EZE_13:23)
OET-RV: 23 because of that, you’ll no longer have false visions or continue to make predictions, because I’ll rescue my people out of your control. Then you’ll know that I am Yahweh.’ ” (EZE 13:23)
EZE 21:28
OET-LV: 28 and_it_was to/for_them like_divining_of falsehood in_their_of_eyes oaths_of oaths to/for_them and_he will_bring_to_remembrance iniquity to_be_seized. (EZE_21:28)
OET-RV: 28 So you, humanity’s child, prophesy and say, ‘The master Yahweh says this to the Ammonites concerning their coming disgrace: A sword, a sword is drawn. It’s sharpened for the slaughter in order to devour, so it’ll be like lightning. (EZE 21:28)
ISA 30:28
OET-LV: 28 And_his_of_breath is_like_a_torrent overflowing to the_neck it_reaches for_shaking nations in_a_sieve_of worthlessness and_a_halter which_misleads on the_jaws_of peoples. (ISA_30:28)
OET-RV: 28 ◙ (ISA 30:28)
EZE 13:9
OET-LV: 9 And_it_will_be hand_of_my against the_prophets who_ worthlessness _see and_who_ falsehood _divine in_the_council_of my_people_of_of not they_will_be and_in_the_register_of the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) not they_will_be_written_down and_near/to the_land_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) not they_will_go and_you(pl)_will_know if/because_that I my_master YHWH. (EZE_13:9)
OET-RV: 9 I’ll punish the prophets who have lying visions and who make false predictions. They won’t be allowed in the assembly of my people, or enrolled in the record of Yisrael’s descendants. They mustn’t go to the land of Yisrael—that’s how you people will know that I am the master Yahweh. (EZE 13:9)
PRO 30:8
OET-LV: 8 Deceitfulness and_a_message_of falsehood put_far_away from_me poverty and_wealth do_not give to_me let_me_devour the_food_of my_allotment_of_of. (PRO_30:8)
OET-RV: 8 Keep deceitfulness and lying far away from me,
⇔ and don’t give me either poverty or riches—
⇔ just give me the food that I need (PRO 30:8)
PSA 144:8
OET-LV: 8 Who mouth_of_their it_speaks falsehood and_their_right_of_hand is_a_right_hand_of deception. (PSA_144:8)
OET-RV: 8 who always tell lies,
⇔ even when they promise to tell the truth. (PSA 144:8)
JOB 35:13
OET-LV: 13 Surely emptiness not he_hears god and_the_almighty not he_observes_it. (JOB_35:13)
OET-RV: 13 Surely God doesn’t listen to empty words.
⇔ ≈ Surely the provider doesn’t take notice of them. (JOB 35:13)
HOS 12:12
OET-LV: 12 (if) is_Gilˊād wickedness surely worthlessness they_are in_Gilgal bulls they_have_sacrificed also altars_of_their are_like_heaps_of_stones on the_furrows_of a_field. (HOS_12:12)
OET-RV: ⇔ 12 Yakov fled to Syria (Heb. Aram).
⇔ Yisrael worked to earn a wife,
⇔ and for a wife, he kept sheep. (HOS 12:12)
EXO 20:7
OET-LV: 7 not you_must_take DOM the_name_of YHWH god_of_your for_emptiness if/because not YHWH he_will_leave_unpunished DOM one_who he_will_take DOM his/its_name for_emptiness. (EXO_20:7)
OET-RV: • 7 You mustn’t wrongly promote the name of Yahweh your god, because I won’t leave anyone unpunished who does that. (EXO 20:7)
JOB 31:5
OET-LV: 5 If I_have_walked with falsehood and_it_has_made_haste to deceit foot_of_my. (JOB_31:5)
OET-RV: 5 If I’ve walked the life of liars,
⇔ ≈ and my feet have rushed to be deceitful, (JOB 31:5)
JOB 7:3
OET-LV: 3 So I_have_been_allotted to_me months_of worthlessness and_nights_of trouble people_have_allotted to_me. (JOB_7:3)
OET-RV: 3 So months of worthlessness have been alloted to me,
⇔ and they’ve appointed me to have many nights of trouble. (JOB 7:3)
PSA 12:3
OET-LV: 3 falsehood they_speak each with his/its_neighbour a_lip_of flattering_words/messages with_a_heart and_a_heart they_speak. (PSA_12:3)
OET-RV: ⇔ 3 Yahweh, cut off all those flattering lips,
⇔ ≈ and every tongue that exaggerates. (PSA 12:3)
PSA 139:20
OET-LV: 20 those_who they_speak_of_you to_wickedness they_lift_up to_falsehood enemies_of_your. (PSA_139:20)
OET-RV: 20 because they speak against you due to their evil desires—
⇔ your enemies lie about you. (PSA 139:20)
JER 2:30
OET-LV: 30 For_vanity I_struck DOM sons_of_your(pl) correction not they_accepted sword_of_your(pl) it_devoured prophets_of_your(pl) like_a_lion destroying. (JER_2:30)
OET-RV: 30 ◙
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PSA 26:4
OET-LV: 4 Not I_sit with men_of falsehood and_with those_who_conceal_themselves not I_go. (PSA_26:4)
OET-RV: 4 I don’t associate with deceitful people,
⇔ ≈ or with those who are dishonest. (PSA 26:4)
JOB 15:31
OET-LV: 31 Not let_him_trust in_worthlessness he_has_been_led_astray if/because worthlessness it_will_be exchange_of_his. (JOB_15:31)
OET-RV: 31 Don’t let them trust in emptiness or they’ll be led astray,
⇔ and worthlessness will be their only reward. (JOB 15:31)
JER 46:11
OET-LV: 11 Go_up Gilˊād and_acquire balm Oh_virgin_of the_daughter_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) for_vanity you_have_multiplied medications healing there_is_not to/for_you(fs). (JER_46:11)
OET-RV: 11 ◙
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HOS 10:4
OET-LV: 4 They_have_spoken words/messages they_have_sworn_an_oath falsehood they_have_made a_covenant and_it_sprouts_up like_(the)_plant justice on the_furrows_of a_field. (HOS_10:4)
OET-RV: 4 They speak mere words.
⇔ They make agreements with worthless promises.
⇔ So judgement springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. (HOS 10:4)
PSA 119:37
OET-LV: 37 Take_away eyes_of_my from_looking_at worthlessness in_your(pl)_of_ways preserve_me_alive. (PSA_119:37)
OET-RV: 37 Help me not to waste time looking at worthless things.
⇔ Encourage me to follow your ways. (PSA 119:37)
JNA 2:9
OET-LV: 9 those_who_pay_regard vanities_of nothingness loyalty_of_their they_abandon. (JNA_2:9)
OET-RV: 9 Those who worship lifeless gods abandon their allegiance to you. (JNA 2:9)
JOB 11:11
OET-LV: 11 If/because he he_knows men_of falsehood and_he/it_saw wickedness and_not he_shows_himself_attentive. (JOB_11:11)
OET-RV: 11 He recognises people who are deceitful.
⇔ He sees wickedness but doesn’t reveal that he’s paying attention. (JOB 11:11)
PSA 108:13
OET-LV: 13 come_now to/for_ourselves help_of from_the_foe and_is_worthlessness the_deliverance_of humankind. (PSA_108:13)
OET-RV: 13 We’ll win with God’s help.
⇔ He will trample down our enemies. (PSA 108:13)
PSA 89:48
OET-LV: 48 remember I what is_lifespan concerning what emptiness have_you_created all_of the_children_of humankind. (PSA_89:48)
OET-RV: 48 Who can live and not see death,
⇔ ≈ or rescue his own life from the clutch of the grave? (Instrumental break.) (PSA 89:48)
EZE 13:6
OET-LV: 6 They_have_seen worthlessness and_divination_of falsehood those_who_say the_utterance_of YHWH and_YHWH not he_has_sent_them and_they_have_waited to_fulfill a_message. (EZE_13:6)
OET-RV: 6 The people have false visions and make false predictions. Yahweh hasn’t sent those who say that they’re bringing Yahweh’s declaration, but nevertheless they’ve made people hope that their messages would come true. (EZE 13:6)
EXO 23:1
OET-LV: 23 not you_must_bear a_report_of falsehood do_not put hand_of_your with a_wicked_person to_be a_witness_of injustice. (EXO_23:1)
OET-RV: 23 You mustn’t present a false statement. Don’t conspire with a wicked person to give false evidence. (EXO 23:1)
EZE 21:34
OET-LV: 34 when_see to/for_you(fs) falsehood when_divine to/for_you(fs) falsehood to_give you to the_necks_of those_profaned_of wicked_people whom it_has_come day_of_their at_a_time_of punishment_of the_end. (EZE_21:34)
EZE 22:28
OET-LV: 28 And_its_of_prophets they_have_plastered to/for_them whitewash they_are_seeing falsehood and_they_are_divining to/for_them falsehood they_are_saying thus he_says my_master YHWH and_YHWH not he_had_spoken. (EZE_22:28)
OET-RV: 28 but its prophets have painted them over with whitewash. They see false visions and predict falsehoods to them, saying ‘The master Yahweh says this’ when Yahweh hasn’t spoken. (EZE 22:28)
PSA 31:7
OET-LV: 7 I_hate those_who_keep vanities_of falsehood and_I to YHWH I_trust. (PSA_31:7)
OET-RV: 7 I’ll be glad and celebrate your loyal commitment,
⇔ because you saw my suffering—
⇔ you knew my internal troubles. (PSA 31:7)
PSA 41:7
OET-LV: 7 and_if someone_came to_see falsehood it_speaks his/its_heart it_gathers wickedness to_him/it he_goes_out to_outside he_speaks. (PSA_41:7)
OET-RV: 7 All who hate me, whisper together against me.
⇔ They plot how to make trouble for me. (PSA 41:7)
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