Isaiah

Isaiah 29:13

¹³Therefore the Lord said:

“These people draw near to Me with their mouths

and honor Me with their lips,

but their hearts are far from Me.

Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.^c

Footnotes

c 29:13 Hebrew; LXX They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.Cited in Matthew 15:8–9|MAT 15:8-9and Mark 7:6–7

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֗י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
These	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
draw near to Me	נִגַּשׁ֙	nig·gaš	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
with their mouths	בְּפִ֤יו	bə·p̄îw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and honor Me	כִּבְּד֔וּנִי	kib·bə·ḏū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
with their lips	וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙	ū·ḇiś·p̄ā·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
but their hearts	וְלִבּ֖וֹ	wə·lib·bōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
are far	רִחַ֣ק	ri·ḥaq	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from Me	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Their worship	יִרְאָתָם֙	yir·’ā·ṯām	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3374 fear
of Me	אֹתִ֔י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
is but	וַתְּהִ֤י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
rules	מִצְוַ֥ת	miṣ·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4687 commandment
taught	מְלֻמָּדָֽה׃	mə·lum·mā·ḏāh	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
by men	אֲנָשִׁ֖ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 12:2 · Ezekiel 33:31–33 · Mark 7:2–13 · Matthew 15:2–9 · Jeremiah 3:10 · Isaiah 58:2–3 · Proverbs 30:6 · Jeremiah 5:2 · Colossians 2:22 · Isaiah 48:1–2 · Jeremiah 42:2–4 · Jeremiah 42:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.