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 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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  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

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