11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 29:13
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;
Isaiah 29:13 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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;
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do 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;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the Lord says: “Because this people has drawn near with its mouth, || And they have honored Me with its lips, || And it has put its heart far off from Me, || And their fear of Me is a precept taught by men!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord says, “These people come and praise me with their words, and honor me with lip service, but their thoughts are miles away. Their worship of me only consists of them following rules people have taught them.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is — A precept of men is taught!
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is removed far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught of men;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Wherefore the LORD said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | said | H559 אָמַר to say |
| אֲדֹנָ֗י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | the Lord | H136 אֲדֹנָי Lord |
| יַ֚עַן | ya·‘an | Therefore | H3282 יַעַן because |
| כִּ֤י | kî | — | H3588 כִּי for |
| נִגַּשׁ֙ | nig·gaš | draw near to Me | H5066 נָגַשׁ to approach: approach |
| הָעָ֣ם | hā·‘ām | people | H5971 עַם people |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | These | H2088 זֶה this |
| בְּפִ֤יו | bə·p̄îw | with their mouths | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙ | ū·ḇiś·p̄ā·ṯāw | with their lips | H8193 שָׂפָה lips |
| כִּבְּד֔וּנִי | kib·bə·ḏū·nî | and honor Me | H3513 כָּבֵד to honor: honour |
| וְלִבּ֖וֹ | wə·lib·bōw | but their hearts | H3820 לֵב heart |
| רִחַ֣ק | ri·ḥaq | are far | H7368 רָחַק to remove |
| מִמֶּ֑נִּי | mim·men·nî | from Me | H4480 מִן־ from |
| וַתְּהִ֤י | wat·tə·hî | is but | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| יִרְאָתָם֙ | yir·’ā·ṯām | Their worship | H3374 יִרְאָה fear |
| אֹתִ֔י | ’ō·ṯî | of Me | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| מִצְוַ֥ת | miṣ·waṯ | rules | H4687 מִצְוָה commandment |
| אֲנָשִׁ֖ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | by men | H582 אֱנוֹשׁ human |
| מְלֻמָּדָֽה׃ | mə·lum·mā·ḏāh | taught | H3925 לָמַד to learn: teach |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 12:2
You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
- Ezekiel 33:31–33
They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain. Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they don’t do them. “When this comes to pass—behold, it comes—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
- Mark 7:2–13
Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault. (For the Pharisees and all the Jews, don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders. They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.) …
- Matthew 15:2–9
“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.” He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ …
- Jeremiah 3:10
Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense,” says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 58:2–3
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and didn’t forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments. They delight to draw near to God. ‘Why have we fasted,’ say they, ‘and you don’t see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you don’t notice?’ “Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and oppress all your laborers.
- Proverbs 30:6
Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
- Jeremiah 5:2
Though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”
- Isaiah 48:1–2
“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by Yahweh’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness (for they call themselves citizens of the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name):
- Jeremiah 42:2–4
and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us; that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.” Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it will happen that whatever thing Yahweh answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
11 All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, “Read this, please”; and he says, “I can’t, for it is sealed:”
12 and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please”; and he says, “I can’t read.”
13 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;
14 therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”
15 Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”
Read all of Isaiah 29 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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