Isaiah 29
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Isaiah 29:13-16

13ThereforeH3282H3588 the LordH136 saidH559:

“TheseH2088 peopleH5971 draw near to MeH5066 with their mouthsH6310and honor MeH3513 with their lipsH8193,but their heartsH3820 are farH7368 from MeH4480.Their worshipH3374 of MeH853 is butH1961 rulesH4687 taughtH3925 by menH582.114ThereforeH3651H2005 I will againH3254 confoundH6381 theseH2088 peopleH5971with wonderH6381 upon wonderH6382.The wisdomH2451 of the wiseH2450 will vanishH6,and the intelligenceH998 of the intelligentH995 will be hiddenH5641.2”
15WoeH1945 to those who dig deepH6009to hideH5641 their plansH6098H1961 from the LORDH3068.In darknessH4285 they do their worksH4639 and sayH559,“WhoH4310 sees usH7200, and whoH4310 will knowH3045?”16You have turned things upside downH2017,as ifH518 the potterH3335 were regardedH2803 as clayH2563.ShallH3588 what is formedH4639 sayH559 to him who formed itH6213,“He did notH3808 make meH6213”?3Can the potteryH3336 sayH559 of the potterH3335,“He has noH3808 understandingH995”?
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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; LXX They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men. Cited in Matthew 15:8–9 and Mark 7:6–7 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 29:14 Hebrew; LXX I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the intelligence of the intelligent. Cited in 1 Corinthians 1:19 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 29:16 Cited in Romans 9:20 ↩

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