1 Samuel 12:21 Meaning and Explanation
“And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.”
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Read Full Chapter →Samuel warns against turning to empty idols that can neither help nor save.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:21 Mean?
Samuel repeats his warning against turning aside, this time naming the alternative. To leave the Lord is to chase vain things, empty idols that cannot profit or rescue.
Whatever we set in God's place will always fail us, for it has no power to save. The choice is between the living God who delivers and lifeless substitutes that disappoint. Only the Lord is worthy of the whole heart, because He alone can truly help and redeem.
1 Samuel 12:21 in the Original Language
tohu (תֹּהוּ), 'vain things' -- emptiness, formlessness; that which is hollow and cannot deliver.
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What does 1 Samuel 12:21 mean?
Samuel warns against turning to empty idols that can neither help nor save.