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31 My people come to you, gathering as a crowd and sitting in front of you to hear your words, but they will not act on them. Love songs are on their lips, but in their hearts they pursue dishonest gain.(A)

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(A)‘This people honors me with their lips,[a]
    but their hearts are far from me;
(B)in vain do they worship me,
    teaching as doctrines human precepts.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 15:8 The text of Is 29:13 is quoted approximately according to the Septuagint.

He responded, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:(A)

‘This people honors me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me;
In vain do they worship me,
    teaching as doctrines human precepts.’

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