13 Then the Lord said,

“Because (A)this people draw near with their [a]words
And honor Me with their [b]lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their [c]reverence for Me [d]consists of [e]tradition learned by rote,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:13 Lit mouth
  2. Isaiah 29:13 Lit lips
  3. Isaiah 29:13 Lit fear of Me
  4. Isaiah 29:13 Lit is
  5. Isaiah 29:13 Lit commandment of rulers

“Yet you said, ‘I will be a (A)queen forever.’
These things you did not (B)consider
Nor remember the (C)outcome of [a]them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 47:7 Lit it

Evil Leaders Rebuked

57 The righteous man perishes, and no man (A)takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from (B)evil,

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(A)Strangers devour his strength,
Yet he (B)does not know it;
Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him,
Yet he does not know it.

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