Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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: forasmuch Isaiah 10:6 I will send him to a deceitful nation, and I will give him a charge against the people of my wrath, to take away the spoils, and to lay hold on the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. Isaiah 48:1,2 Hear ye these things, O house of Jacob, you that are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Juda, you who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in justice. . . . Isaiah 58:2,3 For they seek me from day to day, and desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God. . . . Psalm 17:1 The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips. Jeremiah 3:10 And after all this, her treacherous sister Juda hath not returned to me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 5:1 Go about through the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and consider, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man that executeth judgment, and seeketh faith: and I will be merciful unto it. Jeremiah 12:2 Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. Jeremiah 42:2-4,20 And they said to Jeremiah the prophet: Let our supplication fall before thee: and pray thou for us to the Lord thy God for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as thy eyes do behold us. . . . Ezekiel 33:31-33 And they come to thee, as if people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness. . . . Matthew 15:7-9 Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying: . . . their fear 2 Chronicles 29:1 Now Ezechias began to reign, when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Abia, the daughter of Zacharias. 2 Chronicles 30:1 And Ezechias sent to all Israel and Juda: and he wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasses, that they should come to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and keep the phase to the Lord the God of Israel, 2 Chronicles 31:1 And when these things had been duly celebrated, all Israel that were found in the cities of Juda, went out, and they broke the idols, and cut down the groves, demolished the high places, and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Juda and Benjamin, but out of Ephraim also and Manasses, till they had utterly destroyed them: then all the children of Israel returned to their possessions and cities. Proverbs 30:6 Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved and found a liar: Matthew 15:2-6 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. . . . Mark 7:2-13 And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. . . . Colossians 2:22 Which all are unto destruction by the very use, according to the precepts and doctrines of men. Context Woe to the City of David…12And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters. 13And 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:14Therefore behold I will proceed to cause an admiration in this people, by a great and wonderful miracle: for wisdom shall perish from their wise men, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.… Cross References Matthew 15:8 This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me. Matthew 15:9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men. Mark 7:6 But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Mark 7:7 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men. Colossians 2:22 Which all are unto destruction by the very use, according to the precepts and doctrines of men. 1 Samuel 15:30 Then he said: I have sinned: yet honour me now before the ancients of my people, and before Israel, and return with me, that I may adore the Lord thy God. Psalm 17:1 The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips. Psalm 50:16 But to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth? Isaiah 29:1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel the city which David took: year is added to year. the solemnities are at an end. Isaiah 29:12 And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters. Isaiah 42:25 And he hath poured out upon him the indignation of his fury, and a strong battle, and hath burnt him round about, and he knew not: and set him on fire, and he understood not. Isaiah 58:2 For they seek me from day to day, and desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God. Isaiah 63:17 Why hast thou made us to err, O Lord, from thy ways: why hast thou hardened our heart, that we should not fear thee? return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy inheritance. Jeremiah 12:2 Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. Ezekiel 14:1 And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me. Ezekiel 33:30 And thou son of man: the children of thy people, that talk of thee by the walls, and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another each man to his neighbour, saying: Come, and let us hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. Ezekiel 33:31 And they come to thee, as if people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness. Lexicon Thereforeיַ֚עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause the Lord אֲדֹנָ֗י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 136: The Lord said: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “These הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that people הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock draw near to Me נִגַּשׁ֙ (nig·gaš) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5066: To draw near, approach with their mouths בְּפִ֤יו (bə·p̄îw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and honor Me כִּבְּד֔וּנִי (kib·bə·ḏū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome with their lips, וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙ (ū·ḇiś·p̄ā·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin but their hearts וְלִבּ֖וֹ (wə·lib·bōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre are far רִחַ֣ק (ri·ḥaq) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7368: To be or become far or distant from Me. מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of Their worship יִרְאָתָם֙ (yir·’ā·ṯām) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3373: Fearing, reverent of Me אֹתִ֔י (’ō·ṯî) Direct object marker | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case is but וַתְּהִ֤י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be rules מִצְוַ֥ת (miṣ·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4687: Commandment taught מְלֻמָּדָֽה׃ (mə·lum·mā·ḏāh) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3925: To exercise in, learn by men. אֲנָשִׁ֖ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person Additional Translations 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.Why the Lord said, For as much 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 toward me is taught by the precept of men: 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 ; And the Lord has said, This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men. 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; And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them: 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: The Lord said, "Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught; 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! 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