13 Therefore the Lord said:

(A)“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths
And honor Me (B)with their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

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13 The Lord says:

“These people(A) come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,(B)
    but their hearts are far from me.(C)
Their worship of me
    is based on merely human rules they have been taught.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules

You have planted them, yes, they have taken root;
They grow, yes, they bear fruit.
(A)You are near in their mouth
But far from their [a]mind.

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  1. Jeremiah 12:2 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

You have planted(A) them, and they have taken root;
    they grow and bear fruit.(B)
You are always on their lips
    but far from their hearts.(C)

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‘These(A) people [a]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.

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