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Isaiah 29:13-19
New International Version
Isaiah 29:13-19
New International Version
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)
14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder upon wonder;(E)
the wisdom of the wise(F) will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.(G)”
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
to hide(H) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
“Who sees us?(I) Who will know?”(J)
16 You turn things upside down,
as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!(K)
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed(L) it,
“You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,(M)
“You know nothing”?(N)
17 In a very short time,(O) will not Lebanon(P) be turned into a fertile field(Q)
and the fertile field seem like a forest?(R)
18 In that day(S) the deaf(T) will hear the words of the scroll,
and out of gloom and darkness(U)
the eyes of the blind will see.(V)
19 Once more the humble(W) will rejoice in the Lord;
the needy(X) will rejoice in the Holy One(Y) of Israel.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules
Isaiah 29:13-19
King James Version
Isaiah 29:13-19
King James Version
13 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:
14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
17 Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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