13 The Lord said:

These people approach me with their speeches(A)
to honor me with lip-service,[a]
yet their hearts are far from me,
and human rules direct their worship of me.[b]

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  1. 29:13 Lit their mouth and honor me with its lips
  2. 29:13 Lit their fearing of me is a taught command of men

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 So my people come to you in crowds,[a] sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

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  1. 33:31 Lit you like the coming of a people

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)

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22 All these regulations refer to what is destined to perish by being used up; they are human commands and doctrines.

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22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(A) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(B)

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14 and may not pay attention to Jewish myths(A) and the commands of people who reject the truth.(B)

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14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths(A) or to the merely human commands(B) of those who reject the truth.(C)

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