13 Then the Lord said,

“Because (A)this people approaches Me with their [a]words
And honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me,
And their [b]reverence for Me [c]consists of the commandment of men that is taught;

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  1. Isaiah 29:13 Lit mouth
  2. Isaiah 29:13 Lit fear of Me
  3. Isaiah 29:13 Lit is

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

31 And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their (A)mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful (B)gain. 32 And behold, you are to them like a love song by one who has a (C)beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them.

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C) 32 Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs(D) with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.(E)

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