H1891–הָבַל–ha.val

And they went against his rules, and the agreement which he made with their fathers, and his laws which he gave them; they gave themselves up to things without sense or value, and became foolish like the nations round them, of whom the Lord had said, Do

וַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ (יֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ) i.yeh.Ba.lu “they became vain”

Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ teh.Ba.lu “do you act in vain”

Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּ teh.Ba.lu “you put vain hope”

These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?

וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ (יֶּהְבָּֽלוּ) i.yeh.Ba.lu “they became vain”

This is what the Lord of armies has said: Do not give ear to the words which the prophets say to you: they give you teaching of no value: it is from themselves that their vision comes, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

מַהְבִּלִ֥ים mah.bi.Lim “[are] deluding”