Isaiah 29:13

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Summary

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Forasmuch

Their fear

General references

James 1:8

Bible References

Forasmuch

For I shall send him among those hypocritical people, among the people that have deserved my disfavour shall I send him: that he may utterly rob them, spoil them, and tread them down like the mire in the street.

Hear this, O thou house of Jacob; ye that are called by the name of Israel, and are come out of one stock with Judah; which swear by the name of the LORD, and bear witness by the God of Israel - but not with truth and right.

For me they seek day by day; and will know my ways, as a people that doth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the equity of their God.

{A Prayer of David} Hear the right, O LORD; consider my complaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Nevertheless, her unfaithful sister Judah is not turned unto me again with her whole heart, but feignedly, sayeth the LORD."

For though they can say, "The LORD liveth," yet do they swear to deceive.

Thou plantest them, they take root, they grow, and bring forth fruit. They boast much of thee, yet doest thou not punish them.

and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, "O hear our petition, that thou mayest pray for us unto the LORD thy God, and for the remnant, whereof there be very few left of many, as thou seest us:

These come unto thee, after the manner of a great people: yea, my people sit down before thee, and hear thy words, but they do not thereafter: for in their mouths they show themselves, as though they were fervent, but their heart goeth after their own covetous lucre.

Hypocrites; well prophesied of you Isaiah, saying,

Their fear

Put thou nothing therefore unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found as a liar.

"Why do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? For they wash not their hands, when they eat bread."

And when they saw certain of his disciples eat bread with common hands, that is to say, with unwashen hands, they complained.

which all perish with the using of them, and are after the commandments, and doctrines of men:

General references

A wavering minded man is unstable in all his ways.