in vain

Jeremiah 3:6
Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.

Jeremiah 10:14-16
Everyone is senseless and devoid of knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud; they have no breath in them. . . .

Psalm 121:1, 2
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? . . .

Isaiah 44:9
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or know anything, so they are put to shame.

Isaiah 45:20
Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives of the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

Isaiah 46:7, 8
They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles. . . .

Ezekiel 20:28
When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.

Jonah 2:8, 9
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. . . .

in the Lord

Jeremiah 14:8
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?

Psalm 3:8
Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah

Psalm 37:39, 40
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble. . . .

Psalm 121:1, 2
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? . . .

Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation."

Isaiah 43:11
I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.

Isaiah 45:15, 17
Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. . . .

Isaiah 63:1, 16
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." . . .

Hosea 1:7
Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will deliver them, not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God."

John 4:22
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.