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and don`t turn aside; for [then would you go] after vain things which can`t profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
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The Emptiness of Idols
Commentators explain that the "vain things" in this verse are idols. These are described as completely powerless—they "cannot profit nor deliver." This means they can neither bestow blessings nor save people from harm. Matthew Henry expands this to include anything we put in God's place, which then becomes a "vain thing" that will ultimately deceive us.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
For then should you go after vain things. —The passage is more forcible without the “for” and the words in italics supplied in the…
Baptist
How gently the old prophet speaks! What a change from the pealing thunder to this gracious voice! It seems like the clear shining after rain.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And turn you not aside From his worship: for then; if they turned aside from that:
should you go …
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Presbyterian
At Samuel's word, God sent thunder and rain at a time of year when, in that country, such an occurrence was not usually seen. This was to convince …
