Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord said,
“Because
And honor Me with their
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
The Lord said:
to honor Me with lip-service
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
International Standard Version
Then the Lord said: "Because these people draw near with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, worship of me has become merely like rules taught by human beings.
A Conservative Version
And LORD said, Inasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, {but in vain they worship me (LXX/NT)}, {teaching the commandments and doctrines of men
American Standard Version
And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me , and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them ;
Amplified
Then the Lord said,
And honors Me [only] with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;
Darby Translation
And the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is removed far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught of men;
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say, Because that this people drew near with their month, and honored me with their lips, and their heart was far from me, and their fear towards me shall be taught from the command of men.
King James 2000
Therefore the Lord said, Since this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the Lord said, "Because this people draw near with its mouth, and with its lips it honors me, and its heart is far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught,
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said, Because this people draw near Me with their mouth, and with their lips honor Me, but have removed their heart far from Me, and their fear toward Me is taught by the command of men;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD, "Forsomuch as this people, when they be in trouble, do honor me with their mouth, and with their lips, whereas their heart nevertheless is far from me; and the fear which they owe unto me, that turn they to men's laws and doctrines;
NET Bible
The sovereign master says, "These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
New Heart English Bible
The Lord said, "Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore My Lord hath said, - Because this people, hath drawn near with their mouth, And with their lips, have honoured me, But their heart, have they moved far from me, And so their reverence of me hath become A commandment of men in which they have been schooled,
Webster
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men:
World English Bible
The Lord said, "Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is -- A precept of men is taught!
Themes
Character » Of the wicked » Hypocritical
Character of the wicked » Hypocritical
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Doctrine » Who teaches the doctrine of men
Foolishness » The lord making the wisdom of the world foolish
Heart » The hypocrites in heart
character of the unrenewed Heart » Far from God
Honor » Who honors the lord with their lips, but not with their heart
Hypocrites » Described as » Using but lip-worship
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denounces the hypocrisy of the jews
Jews, the » National character of » Prone to formality in religion
Knowledge » Whose knowledge the lord makes foolish
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Spiritual blindness of the jewish leaders predicted
Religion » Formalism » Warnings against
teaching » Who teaches the doctrine of men
Tradition » Who makes the word of God ineffective through the keeping of tradition
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 29:13
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Context Readings
Disregarded Warnings
12
And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read."
13 Then the Lord said,
“Because
And honor Me with their
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their
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Cross References
Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Jeremiah 12:2
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.
Isaiah 58:2-3
Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the LORD."
Jeremiah 5:2
Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.
Jeremiah 42:2-4
and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Let our plea for mercy come before you, and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant--because we are left with but a few, as your eyes see us--
Ezekiel 33:31-33
And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
Matthew 15:2-9
"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."
Mark 7:2-13
they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.
Colossians 2:22
(referring to things that all perish as they are used)--according to human precepts and teachings?
2 Chronicles 29:1-31
Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.
Psalm 17:1
Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
Isaiah 10:6
Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Isaiah 48:1-2
Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.
Jeremiah 42:20
that you have gone astray at the cost of your lives. For you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray for us to the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God says declare to us and we will do it.'