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Isaiah 29:13Isa.29.13

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:

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Le Seigneur dit: Quand ce peuple s'approche de moi, Il m'honore de la bouche et des lèvres; Mais son coeur est éloigné de moi, Et la crainte qu'il a de moi N'est qu'un précepte de tradition humaine.

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:

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  • Charles the Bald

    Letters of Charles the Bald

    with the prophet who says: "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me" Isaiah 29:13. We had not wished to speak to your reverence in any other way, if not for the immense necessity that compels us to speak unwillingly and under duress. You often send…
  • Charles the Bald

    Letters of Charles the Bald

    with the prophet who says: "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me" Isaiah 29:13. We had not wished to speak to your reverence in any other way, if not for the immense necessity that compels us to speak unwillingly and under duress. You often send…
  • Charles the Bald

    Letters of Charles the Bald

    with the prophet who says: "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me" Isaiah 29:13. We had not wished to speak to your reverence in any other way, if not for the immense necessity that compels us to speak unwillingly and under duress. You often send…

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