They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

A worthless and wicked person ¹  walks around saying perverse ²  things; ³ 

They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. ¹  When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

I hate those who serve worthless idols, ¹  but I trust in the Lord.

And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

But you, however, are inventors of lies; ¹  all of you are worthless physicians! ² 

who says to a king, ¹  ‘Worthless man’ ²  and to nobles, ‘Wicked men,’

This is what the Lord says: “What fault could your ancestors ¹  have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? ²  They paid allegiance to ³  worthless idols, and so became worthless to me. ⁴ 

Those who worship ¹  worthless idols ²  forfeit the mercy that could be theirs. ³ 

Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! ¹  Revive me with your word! ² 

“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” ¹  says the buyer, ²  but when he goes on his way, he boasts. ³ 

But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; ¹  its fate is to be burned.

Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile. ¹ 

The one who works ¹  his field will have plenty ²  of food, but whoever chases daydreams ³  lacks wisdom. ⁴ 

Egypt is totally incapable of helping. ¹  For this reason I call her ‘Proud one ²  who is silenced.’” ³ 

Look, all of them are nothing, ¹  their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance. ² 

Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! May a sword fall on his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither completely away, and his right eye become completely blind!”

Lawless good-for-nothing men ¹  gathered around him and conspired ²  against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man ³  and could not resist them.

If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, ¹  and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. ²  They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised ³  and worthless.