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isaiah 29:13 Then the Lord said, "Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned [by rote],
13. precept of men--instead of the precepts of God, given by His
prophets; also worship external, and by rule, not heartfelt as God
requires
(Joh 4:24).
Compare Christ's quotation of this verse from the
Septuagint.