LXX Concordance for μάτην

And Ahab ^H256 said ^H559 to Elijah ^H452, “Have you found ^H4672 me, O my enemy ^H340?” And he [fn]answered ^H559, “I have found ^H4672 you, because ^H3282 you have sold ^H4376 yourself to do ^H6213 what ^H7451 is evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068.

For without ^H2600 cause ^H2600 they hid ^H2934 their net ^H7568 for me;

Without ^H2600 cause ^H2600 they dug ^H2658 a [fn]pit ^H7845 for my soul ^H5315.

“Surely ^H389 every ^H376 man ^H376 walks ^H1980 about ^H1980 as [fn]a shadow ^H6754;

Surely ^H389 they make ^H1993 an ^H1993 uproar ^H1993 in vain ^H1892;

He piles ^H6651 up ^H6651 riches and does not know ^H3045 who ^H4310 will gather ^H622 them.

“With reproofs ^H8433 You chasten ^H3256 a man ^H376 for iniquity ^H5771;

You consume ^H4529 as a moth ^H6211 what is precious ^H2530 to him;

Surely ^H389 every ^H3605 man ^H120 is vanity ^H1892. Selah ^H5542.

And [fn]when ^H518 he comes ^H935 to see ^H7200 me, he speaks ^H1696 [fn]worthlessness ^H7723;

His heart ^H3820 gathers ^H6908 wickedness ^H205 to itself;

When he goes ^H3318 outside ^H2351, he speaks ^H1696 it.

But those ^H1992 who seek ^H1245 my [fn]life ^H5315 to destroy ^H7722 it,

Will go ^H935 into the [fn]depths ^H8482 of the earth ^H776.

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless ^H518 H3808 Yahweh ^H3068 builds ^H1129 the house ^H1004,

They labor ^H5998 in ^H7723 vain ^H7723 who build ^H1129 it;

Unless ^H518 H3808 Yahweh ^H3068 watches ^H8104 the city ^H5892,

The watchman ^H8104 keeps ^H8245 awake ^H8245 in ^H7723 vain ^H7723.

Do not contend ^H7378 with a man ^H120 without ^H2600 cause ^H2600,

If ^H518 he has dealt ^H1580 you no ^H3808 [fn]harm ^H7451.

“I, Yahweh ^H3068, am its keeper ^H5341;

I water ^H8248 it every moment ^H7281.

Lest ^H6435 anyone [fn]damage ^H6485 it,

I keep ^H5341 it night ^H3915 and day ^H3117.

“I will make ^H7760 justice ^H4941 the measuring ^H6957 line ^H6957

And righteousness ^H6666 the level ^H4949;

Then hail ^H1259 will sweep ^H3261 away ^H3261 the refuge ^H4268 of falsehood ^H3577,

And the waters ^H4325 will overflow ^H7857 the secret ^H5643 place ^H5643.

Then the Lord ^H136 said ^H559,

“Because ^H3282 H3588 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 draw ^H5066 near ^H5066 with their mouth ^H6310

And honor ^H3513 Me with their lips ^H8193,

But they remove ^H7368 their hearts ^H3820 far ^H7368 from Me,

And their fear ^H3372 of Me is ^H1961 in the command ^H4687 of men ^H376 learned ^H3925 by rote,

“For their princes ^H8269 are at Zoan ^H6814

And their messengers ^H4397 reach ^H5060 Hanes ^H2609.

“Behold ^H2005, all ^H3605 of them are [fn]false ^H205;

Their works ^H4639 are non-existent ^H657;

Their molten ^H5262 images ^H5262 are wind ^H7307 and utter formlessness ^H8414.

“In vain ^H7723 I have struck ^H5221 your sons ^H1121;

They received ^H3947 no ^H3808 discipline ^H4148.

Your sword ^H2719 has devoured ^H398 your prophets ^H5030

Like a destroying ^H7843 lion ^H738.

And you, O devastated ^H7703 one, what ^H4100 will you do ^H6213?

Although ^H3588 you dress ^H3847 in scarlet ^H8144,

Although ^H3588 you decorate ^H5710 yourself with ornaments ^H5716 of gold ^H2091,

Although ^H3588 you enlarge ^H7167 your eyes ^H5869 with paint ^H6320,

In vain ^H7723 you make ^H3302 yourself beautiful ^H3302.

Your [fn]lovers ^H5689 despise ^H3988 you;

They seek ^H1245 your life ^H5315.

“How ^H351 can you say ^H559, ‘We are wise ^H2450,

And the law ^H8451 of Yahweh ^H3068 is with us'?

But behold ^H2009, the lying ^H8267 pen ^H5842 of the scribes ^H5608

Has made ^H6213 it into a lie ^H8267.