Isaiah 29:13

New International Reader's Version

The Lord says, “These people worship me only with their words. They honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me. Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules that they have been taught.

Cross References

Psalm 17:1

Lord, hear me, because I ask for what is right. Listen to my cry for help. Hear my prayer. It doesn’t come from lips that tell lies.

Psalm 50:16

But here is what God says to a sinful person. “What right do you have to speak the words of my laws? How dare you speak the words of my covenant!

Proverbs 30:6

Don’t add to his words. If you do, he will correct you. He will prove that you are a liar.

Isaiah 10:6

I will send them against the ungodly nation of Judah. I will order them to fight against my own people. My people make me angry. I will order Assyria to take their goods and carry them away. I will order Assyria to walk on my people as if they were walking on mud.

Isaiah 29:1

Jerusalem, how terrible it will be for you! Ariel, you are the city where David made his home. The years will come and go. Keep on celebrating your regular feasts.

Isaiah 29:12

Or suppose you give the scroll to someone who can’t read. And suppose you say, “Please read this for us.” Then they’ll answer, “I don’t know how to read.”

Isaiah 30:11

Get out of our way! Get off our path! Keep the Holy One of Israel away from us!’ ”

Isaiah 42:25

So he poured out his great anger on you. He had many of you killed in battle. You were surrounded by flames. But you didn’t realize what was happening. Many of you were destroyed. But you didn’t learn anything from it.

Isaiah 63:17

Lord, why do you let us wander away from you? Why do you let us become so stubborn that we don’t respect you? Come back and help us. We are the tribes that belong to you.

Jeremiah 12:2

You have planted them. Their roots are deep in the ground. They grow and produce fruit. They honor you by what they say. But their hearts are far away from you.

Jeremiah 3:10

In spite of all this, their sister nation Judah did not come back to me. They were not faithful to me either. They did not return with all their heart. They only pretended to,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 42:20

You made a big mistake when you asked me to pray to the Lord your God. You said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us. Tell us everything he says. We’ll do it.’

Jeremiah 5:2

They make their promises in my name. They say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ But their promises can’t be trusted.”

Ezekiel 14:1

Some of the elders of Israel came to see me. They sat down with me.

Ezekiel 33:30

“Son of man, your people are talking about you. They are getting together by the walls of their houses and at their doors. They are saying to one another, ‘Come. Listen to the Lord’s message.’

Hosea 7:14

They do not cry out to me from their hearts. Instead, they just lie on their beds and sob. They cut themselves when they pray to their gods for grain and fresh wine. But they turn away from me.

Colossians 2:22

Rules like these are about things that will pass away soon. They are based on merely human rules and teachings.

1 Samuel 15:30

Saul replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me in front of the elders of my people and in front of Israel. Come back with me so I can worship the Lord your God.”