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It often conveys the idea of futility or worthlessness, particularly in the context of actions or endeavors that do not yield meaningful results. In the biblical narrative, it is used to highlight the emptiness of certain pursuits or the futility of relying on things that do not have lasting value.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of emptiness or vanity was significant in understanding the futility of idolatry and the pursuit of material wealth without spiritual substance. The Hebrew Scriptures frequently contrast the emptiness of human endeavors apart from God with the fullness and richness of life lived in accordance with His will. This reflects a worldview that values spiritual integrity and divine purpose over temporal success.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">רִיק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>emptiness, vanity</b></font>; — chiefly in adverb phrase <font class="hebrew2">לְרִיק</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/39-16.htm">Job 39:16</a> <em>in vain</em> (of labour without benefit), so <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לָר</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a>,20 (H), <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/65-23.htm">Isaiah 65:23</a>; and as adverb accusative <font class="hebrew2">רִיק</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-7.htm">Isaiah 30:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-13.htm">Psalm 73:13</a>, probably also <a href="/interlinear/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1</a> (most = <em>empty scheme</em> as <font class="hebrew2">רֵיק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font>) compare <a href="/interlinear/psalms/4-3.htm">Psalm 4:3</a> (read probably <font class="hebrew2">רֵיק</font>); <font class="hebrew2">בְּדֵי דִיק</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-58.htm">Jeremiah 51:58</a> = <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-13.htm">Habakkuk 2:13</a>. — <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34</a> see <font class="hebrew2">רֵיק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> above <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>empty, to no purpose, in vain thing, vanity <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7324.htm">ruwq</a>; emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- empty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7324.htm">ruwq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וָרִ֖יק וריק לְרִ֖יק לְרִ֣יק לָרִ֔יק לָרִ֖יק לָרִיק֙ לריק רִ֑יק רִ֔יק רִ֛יק רִ֥יק רִ֭יק רִֽיק׃ ריק ריק׃ lā·rîq laRik lārîq lə·rîq leRik lərîq Rik rîq vaRik wā·rîq wārîq<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/26-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 26:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָ֑פֶשׁ וּזְרַעְתֶּ֤ם <b> לָרִיק֙ </b> זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> your seed <span class="itali">uselessly,</span> for your enemies<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> your seed <span class="itali">in vain,</span> for your enemies<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the soul will sow <span class="itali">uselessly</span> your seed will eat<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/26-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 26:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְתַ֥ם <b> לָרִ֖יק </b> כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will be spent <span class="itali">uselessly,</span> for your land<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be spent <span class="itali">in vain:</span> for your land<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will be spent <span class="itali">uselessly</span> your strength will not<p><b><a href="/text/job/39-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 39:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְּלֹא־ לָ֑הּ <b> לְרִ֖יק </b> יְגִיעָ֣הּ בְּלִי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as if [they] were not hers; Though her labor <span class="itali">be in vain,</span> [she] is unconcerned;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hers: her labour <span class="itali">is in vain</span> without fear;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/39-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> her young not <span class="itali">vain</span> her labor without<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 2:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים יֶהְגּוּ־ <b> רִֽיק׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the peoples devising <span class="itali">a vain thing?</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the people imagine <span class="itali">a vain thing?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the peoples devising <span class="itali">A vain</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 4:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִ֭כְלִמָּה תֶּאֱהָב֣וּן <b> רִ֑יק </b> תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ כָזָ֣ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [How long] will you love <span class="itali">what is worthless</span> and aim<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [how long] will ye love <span class="itali">vanity,</span> [and] seek<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> confusion love <span class="itali">what</span> and aim deceitful<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/73-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 73:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אַךְ־ <b> רִ֭יק </b> זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/73.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Surely <span class="itali">in vain</span> I have kept my heart<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/73.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my heart <span class="itali">[in] vain,</span> and washed<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Surely <span class="itali">vain</span> have kept my heart<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/30-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 30:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמִצְרַ֕יִם הֶ֥בֶל <b> וָרִ֖יק </b> יַעְזֹ֑רוּ לָכֵן֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is vain <span class="itali">and empty.</span> Therefore,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in vain, <span class="itali">and to no purpose:</span> therefore have I cried<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Egypt is vain <span class="itali">and empty</span> help Therefore<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/49-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 49:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַאֲנִ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ <b> לְרִ֣יק </b> יָגַ֔עְתִּי לְתֹ֥הוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I have toiled <span class="itali">in vain,</span> I have spent<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I have laboured <span class="itali">in vain,</span> I have spent<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I said <span class="itali">vain</span> have toiled nothing<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/65-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 65:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/65.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֤א יִֽיגְעוּ֙ <b> לָרִ֔יק </b> וְלֹ֥א יֵלְד֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/65.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They will not labor <span class="itali">in vain,</span> Or bear<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/65.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> They shall not labour <span class="itali">in vain,</span> nor bring forth<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/65-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> They will not labor <span class="itali">vain</span> Or bear<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ק) כְּלִ֣י <b> רִ֔יק </b> [בְּלָעָנוּ כ]</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me, he hath made <span class="itali">me an empty</span> vessel,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> establish vessel <span class="itali">an empty</span> cover A monster<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-58.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:58</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַמִּ֧ים בְּדֵי־ <b> רִ֛יק </b> וּלְאֻמִּ֥ים בְּדֵי־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall labour <span class="itali">in vain,</span> and the folk<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-58.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the peoples in <span class="itali">vain</span> and the nations able<p><b><a href="/text/habakkuk/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Habakkuk 2:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים בְּדֵי־ <b> רִ֥יק </b> יִעָֽפוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/habakkuk/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And nations grow weary <span class="itali">for nothing?</span><br><a href="/kjvs/habakkuk/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> themselves for very <span class="itali">vanity?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and nations very <span class="itali">empty</span> grow<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7385.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7385.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7385<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/larik_7385.htm">lā·rîq — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lerik_7385.htm">lə·rîq — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/rik_7385.htm">rîq — 6 Occ.</a><br><a 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