2 Kings 17:15

“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, etc.] At Sinai and Horeb, (see <022408>Exodus 24:8 <052901> Deuteronomy 29:1), and his testimonies which he testified against them; calling heaven and earth to witness what he would do to them if they broke his laws, (<050426>Deuteronomy 4:26 30:19 32:1), and which were so many testifications of his mind and will what they should do, or otherwise what should be done to them; Ben Gersom also interprets this of the feasts of the passover and tabernacles, which were witnesses of Israel’s coming out of Egypt, and of the sanctification and redemption of the firstborn, a testimony of the slaying the firstborn in…”

“As idols are “vanity” and “nothingness,” mere weakness and impotence, so idolators are “vain” and impotent. Their energies have been wasted, their time misspent; they have missed the real object of their existence; their whole life has been a mistake; and the result is utter powerlessness. Literally, the word rendered “vanity” seems to mean “breath” or “vapor” - a familiar image for nonentity. It occurs frequently in the prophets, and especially in Jeremiah (e. g. Jeremiah 2:5; Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 14:22, etc.). return to 'Top of Page'”

“Vanity - Idols; so called because of their nothingness, impotency, and unprofitableness; and by the long worship of idols, they were made like them, vain, sottish, and senseless creatures. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 17:16”

“they rejected: Jer 8:9 his covenant: Exo 24:6-8; Deu 29:10-15, Deu 29:25, Deu 29:26; Jer 31:32 testimonies: Deu 6:17, Deu 6:18; Ch2 36:15, Ch2 36:16; Neh 9:26, Neh 9:29, Neh 9:30; Jer 44:4, Jer 44:23 vanity: Deu 32:21, Deu 32:31; Sa1 12:21; Kg1 16:13; Psa 115:8; Jer 10:8, Jer 10:15; Joh 2:8 became vain: Jer 2:5; Rom 1:21-23; Co1 8:4 concerning whom: Kg2 17:8, Kg2 17:11, Kg2 17:12; Deu 12:30, Deu 12:31; Ch2 33:2, Ch2 33:9 4 Kings (2 Kings) 17:16”