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Berean Standard Bible

“Therefore 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.”

Isaiah 29:13

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Isaiah delivers a warning to Jerusalem, a city full of religious activity but not of sincere devotion. The people keep up their worship while their hearts remain far from God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Therefore 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh [unto me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught [them];

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dice pues el Señor: Porque este pueblo se me acerca con su boca, y con sus labios me honra, mas su corazón alejó de mí, y su temor para conmigo fué enseñado por mandamiento de hombres:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y entonces el Señor dice: Puesto que este pueblo dice que me pertenece pero no me obedece, y puesto que su adoración se limita a palabras y repeticiones de fórmulas de memoria,

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